Breaking the Code (film)

Breaking the Code
GenreDrama
Based onBreaking the Code by Hugh Whitemore
Directed byHerbert Wise
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
CinematographyRobin Vidgeon
EditorLaurence Méry-Clark
Running time91 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC1
Release5 February 1997 (1997-02-05)
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Breaking the Code is a 1996 BBC television movie directed by Herbert Wise, based on the 1986 play by Hugh Whitemore about British mathematician Alan Turing, the play thematically links Turing's cryptographic activities with his attempts to grapple with his homosexuality.