Basic Information
Directed by: Morten Tyldum
Produced by: Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky, Teddy Schwarzman
Written by: Graham Moore
Based on: Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Charles Dance, Mark Strong
Release dates: 28 November 2014 (United States)
Running time: 114 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $14 million
Box office: $227.8 million
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Plot
During the World War II, Britain gathered several mathematical elites, trying to break the unbreakable German military cipher - Enigma, and Alan Turing was the leading one. After two-year endeavor, Turing finally managed to decipher Enigma, accelerating the WWII process by great extent. However, Turing didn't end up well due to his solitary personality and sexual orientation while his contribution on calculating machine, artificial intelligence, etc. making significant and lasting influence.
Prize
Nominated in eight categories at the 87th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Tyldum), Best Actor (Cumberbatch), and Best Supporting Actress (Keira Knightley);
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay;
Five nominations in the 72nd Golden Globe Awards
Nominated in three categories at the 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards, including Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture;
Nine British Academy of Film and Television Arts nominations, including Best Film and Outstanding British Film;
The People's Choice Award at the 39th Toronto International Film Festival.
Reference
- [The Imitation Game] Wikipedia, 2015
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