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THE IMITATION GAME

By Morten TYLDUM

ESTONIAN THEATRICAL DISTRIBUTION - as DISTR Theatrical, VOD, Baltics

Drama - Completed 2014

Festivals
& Awards

Toronto - TIFF 2014

Special Presentations Grolsch People's Choice Award

- Year of production
- 2014
- Genres
- Drama, Historical, Thriller
- Countries
- UNITED KINGDOM
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Budget
- N/A
- Duration
- 114 mn
- Director(s)
- Morten TYLDUM
- Writer(s)
- Graham MOORE
- Cast
- Benedict CUMBERBATCH, Keira KNIGHTLEY, Matthew GOODE, Mark STRONG
- ISAN
- 0000-0003-EB2A-0000-Q-0000-0000-X
- EIDR
- 10.5240/D9B3-E0F7-CD94-A883-C140-Q
- Producer(s)
- Teddy SCHWARZMAN, Nora GROSSMAN, Ido OSTROWSKY
- Synopsis
- Mathematician, cryptanalyst and war hero Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch) lead a motley group of scholars, linguists, chess champions and intelligence officers, he was credited with cracking the so-called unbreakable codes of Germany's World War II Enigma machine. An intense and haunting portrayal of a brilliant, complicated man, "The Imitation Game" follows a genius who under nail-biting pressure helped to shorten the war and, in turn, save thousands of lives.
  The film is made all the more incredible by the fact that it's based on a true story. Starring the film was directed by Morten Tyldum ("Headhunters") and written by Graham Moore, based on the book "Alan Turing: The Enigma" by Andrew Hodges. "The Imitation Game" stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Allen Leech, Mark Strong, Charles Dance, Matthew Goode, Matthew Beard and Rory Kinnear.