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The Imitation Game [2014 film] (2014)

by Morten Tyldum (Director), Graham Moore (Screenwriter)

Other authors: Benedict Cumberbatch (Actor), Charles Dance (Actor), Alexandre Desplat (Composer), Matthew Goode (Actor), Andrew Hodges (Original book)5 more, Rory Kinnear (Actor), Keira Knightley (Actor), Allen Leech (Actor), Tuppence Middleton (Actor), Mark Strong (Actor)

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"During the winter of 1952, British authorities entered the home of mathematician, cryptanalyst and war hero Alan Turing to investigate a reported burglary. They instead ended up arresting Turing himself on charges of "gross indecency," an accusation that would lead to his devastating conviction for the criminal offense of homosexuality - little did officials know, they were actually incriminating the pioneer of modern-day computing. Famously leading a motley group of scholars, linguists, chess champions and intelligence officers, he was credited with cracking the so-called unbreakable codes of Germany's World War II Enigma machine. An intense and haunting portrayal of a brilliant, complicated man, "The Imitation Game" a genius who under nail-biting pressure helped to shorten the war and, in turn, save thousands of lives"--Container.… (more)
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A WWII code-breaker invents the computer.

Pretty standard Oscar bait, but perfectly good for what it is.

Concept: C
Story: C
Characters: B
Dialog: B
Pacing: B
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: B
Acting: A
Music: C

Enjoyment: B

GPA: 2.7/4 ( )
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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Tyldum, MortenDirectorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Moore, GrahamScreenwritermain authorall editionsconfirmed
Cumberbatch, BenedictActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Dance, CharlesActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Desplat, AlexandreComposersecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Goode, MatthewActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Hodges, AndrewOriginal booksecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Kinnear, RoryActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Knightley, KeiraActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Leech, AllenActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Middleton, TuppenceActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Strong, MarkActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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"During the winter of 1952, British authorities entered the home of mathematician, cryptanalyst and war hero Alan Turing to investigate a reported burglary. They instead ended up arresting Turing himself on charges of "gross indecency," an accusation that would lead to his devastating conviction for the criminal offense of homosexuality - little did officials know, they were actually incriminating the pioneer of modern-day computing. Famously leading a motley group of scholars, linguists, chess champions and intelligence officers, he was credited with cracking the so-called unbreakable codes of Germany's World War II Enigma machine. An intense and haunting portrayal of a brilliant, complicated man, "The Imitation Game" a genius who under nail-biting pressure helped to shorten the war and, in turn, save thousands of lives"--Container.

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