The Imitation Game

Based On the book by Andrew Hodges

The Imitation Game is a 2014 American biographical thriller film directed by Morten Tyldum and written by Graham Moore, based on the 1983 biography Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges. The film's title quotes the name of the game cryptanalyst Alan Turing proposed for answering the question "Can machines think?", in his 1950 seminal paper "Computing Machinery and Intelligence". The film stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Turing, who devised new methods for decrypting German intelligence messages for the British government during World War II. Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Charles Dance, and Mark Strong appear in supporting roles. Following its premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on August 29, 2014, The Imitation Game was released theatrically in the United States by The Weinstein Company on November 14.

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Release date:

August 29, 2014

Director:

Morten Tyldum

Cast:

Benedict Cumberbatch, Volker Busch, Matthew Goode, Charles Dance, Mark Strong

Genre:

Historical, Drama, War, Biographical, LGBTQ-related

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

2014 in adaptations