Review of Britain's Greatest Codebreaker (2012) by Jean C — 17 Sep 2016

Fantastic archival footage and dramatization based on Turing's writings and people who knew him.

This review of Britain's Greatest Codebreaker (2012) was written by Jean C on 17 Sep 2016.

Britain's Greatest Codebreaker has generally received positive reviews.

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By Marissa H (70) on 21 Aug 2015

A MUST WATCH! Alan Turing was such a fantastic genius, who deserves 100x more credit than he gets…

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