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The imitation game /

by Schwarzman, Teddy [film producer.]; Cumberbatch, Benedict [actor.]; Knightley, Keira [actor.]; Strong, Mark [actor.]; Hodges, Andrew; Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc.
Material type: materialTypeLabelVisual materialPublisher: [Place of publication not identified] : [Publisher not identified], [2015]Description: 1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.Uniform titles: Imitation game (Motion picture : 2014).Subject(s): Hodges, Andrew -- Film adaptations | Turing, Alan Mathison, 1912-1954 -- Drama | Mathematicians -- Great Britain -- Biography -- DramaCast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Mark Strong. Rory Kinnear.Summary: 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 ₁gross indecency,₂ 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.
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2014.

Based on the book "Alan Turing : the enigma" by Andrew Hodges.

Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Mark Strong. Rory Kinnear.

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 ₁gross indecency,₂ 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.

Rating: PG-13; for some sexual references, mature thematic material and historical smoking.

DVD, widescreen; Dolby Digital 5.1.

English dialogue; English or Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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