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Oscar-winning British World Struggle 2 thriller is on TV this Easter weekend

This British World Struggle 2 biopic was nominated for eight Oscars.

The Imitation Sport – Official UK Trailer

For nearly 30 years, the codebreakers at Bletchley Park stored their essential contribution to the Allied warfare effort secret till declassification.

Among the many cryptographers who cracked Nazi Germany’s Enigma code throughout World Struggle 2 was Alan Turing.

Appointed workforce chief by Winston Churchill, he was offered the £100,000 building value for a deciphering machine known as Christopher.

The British mathematician was performed by Benedict Cumberbatch within the 2014 biopic The Imitation Sport, which is on TV this Easter weekend.

The biographical thriller boasts a powerful solid together with Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Mark Robust, Rory Kinnear and Charles Dance.

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Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing (Picture: THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY)

Regardless of criticism for historic inaccuracies, the movie was critically acclaimed and grossed over $233 million on a $14 million price range. Nominated for eight Oscars, together with Greatest Image, the trendy basic received Greatest Tailored Screenplay.

The Imitation Sport is on BBC Two at 10pm this Easter Sunday and might be out there to stream on BBC iPlayer for a restricted time afterwards.

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