Review of Britain's Greatest Codebreaker (2012) by Binku T — 03 Mar 2015

Watched the documentary after watching The Imitation Game and several videos about Alan Turing. Acting in drama was so so, but it did give a description about Turing's unfortunate lifestory.

This review of Britain's Greatest Codebreaker (2012) was written by Binku T on 03 Mar 2015.

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