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Breaking the Code

5.619961h 31mMovieHistoryDramaTV Movie

A biography of the English mathematician Alan Turing, who was one of the inventors of the digital computer and one of the key figures in the breaking of the Enigma code, used by the Germans to send secret orders to their U-boats in World…

DirectorHerbert Wise
WriterHugh Whitemore
ProducersAndrew Rowley·Jack Emery

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Cast · Directed by Herbert Wise

DJDerek Jacobi
Derek Jacobi
Alan Turing
AAAlun Armstrong
Alun Armstrong
Mick Ross
BRBlake Ritson
Blake Ritson
Christopher Morcom
PSPrunella Scales
Prunella Scales
Sara Turing
HPHarold Pinter
Harold Pinter
John Smith
JK
Julian Kerridge
Ron Miller
RJRichard Johnson
Richard Johnson
Dilwyn 'Dilly' Knox
ARAmanda Root
Amanda Root
Patricia 'Pat' Green
WMWilliam Mannering
William Mannering
Young Alan Turing

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Breaking the Code — streaming FAQ

Which OTT platform streams Breaking the Code?

Breaking the Code isn't streaming anywhere in Canada yet.

Is Breaking the Code on Netflix?

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What is the OTT release date for Breaking the Code?

Breaking the Code hasn't started streaming in Canada yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around November 5, 1996. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.