Code-Breakers: Bletchley Park's Lost Heroes
This is a documentary about unsung heroes of World War II. In 1943, a 24-year-old maths student and a GPO engineer combined to hack into Hitler's personal super-code machine - not Enigma but an even tougher system, which he called his 'secrets writer'. Their break turned the Battle of Kursk, powered the D-day landings and orchestrated the end of the conflict in Europe. But it was also to be used during the Cold War - which meant both men's achievements were hushed up and never officially recognized.
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Code-Breakers: Bletchley Park's Lost Heroes
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 25, 2011
Runtime
1h 0m
Genres
Documentary, War
User Score
80%
Original Title
Code-Breakers: Bletchley Park's Lost Heroes
Production Companies
BBC Cymru Wales
Director
Julian Carey
Description
This is a documentary about unsung heroes of World War II. In 1943, a 24-year-old maths student and a GPO engineer combined to hack into Hitler's personal super-code machine - not Enigma but an even tougher system, which he called his 'secrets writer'. Their break turned the Battle of Kursk, powered the D-day landings and orchestrated the end of the conflict in Europe. But it was also to be used during the Cold War - which meant both men's achievements were hushed up and never officially recognized.
Cast
Crew
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