The Imitation Game (The Imitation Game)
Directed by: Morten TyldumCast list: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Mark Strong, Allen Leech, Charles Dance, Rory Kinnear
Country: United Kingdom, USA
Year: 2014
Genres: Drama / Thriller / Biographical /
Runtime: 114 min.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: English version with subtitles in Spanish
Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II.
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Subjects: Catalan language and literature / English language / Mathematics / Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / Design and Technology / Literature / Computer. Internet. New technologies / Contemporary world / History /
Topics: education in human values / culture of peace, violence, political and armed conflicts. / sexuality, heterosexuality, homosexuality, abortion / biographies, autobiographies / world of work, employment relationships / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / human rights / film adaptation of literary or graphic work / judicial system, prisons, death penalty / politics, political systems /
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Time Magazine. The True Story of The Imitation Game
Walter Isaacson on Alan Turing, Intelligent Machines and The Imitation Game
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