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ItsjustMe

(11,230 posts) Mon Dec 6, 2021, 12:21 AM Dec 2021

The Imitation Game (2014)

Benedict Cumberbatch shines as real-life war hero and pioneer of modern-day computing, Alan Turing, who saved millions of lives by cracking Germany's so-called unbreakable code during WWII.

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Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode

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The Imitation Game (2014) (Original Post) ItsjustMe Dec 2021 OP

Great movie. I loved it. Keep in mind it's been hollywoodized. captain queeg Dec 2021 #1

Very good movie MustLoveBeagles Dec 2021 #2

captain queeg

(10,208 posts)

1. Great movie. I loved it. Keep in mind it's been hollywoodized.

Reply to ItsjustMe (Original post)

Mon Dec 6, 2021, 04:48 AM

Dec 2021

Turing was actually quite social and Blenchly Park was not a tiny operation. It employed about 10,000. But the cracking of Enigma was one of the greatest coups of the war, and the basic story is true.

MustLoveBeagles

(11,611 posts)

2. Very good movie

Reply to ItsjustMe (Original post)

Mon Dec 6, 2021, 10:26 PM

Dec 2021

I'll have to watch it again. I'm a bit of a Cumberbatch fan.

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