03891cgm a2200421 4500 1147896194 TxAuBib |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||v|eng|u WC62250 Anchor Bay Entertainment TxAuBib eng spa eng spa eng The imitation game [DVD] / the Weinstein Company presents a Black Bear Pictures production ; a Bristol Automotive production ; produced by Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky, Teddy Schwarzman ; written by Graham Moore ; directed by Morten Tyldum. Beverly Hills, CA : Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2015. ©2014. 1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. Based on the book ""Alan Turing : the enigma"" by Andrew Hodges. Originally released as a motion picture in 2014. Special features: Feature commentary with director Morten Tyldum and screenwriter Graham Moore; The making of The Imitation Game; deleted scenes. During the winter of 1952, British authorities entered the home of mathematician, cryptanalyst and war hero Alan Turing to investigate a reported burglary. They instead ended up arresting Turing himself on charges of ""gross indecency,"" an accusation that would lead to his devastating conviction for the criminal offense of homosexuality -- little did officials know, they were actually incriminating the pioneer of modern-day computing. Famously leading 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"" a genius who under nail-biting pressure helped to shorten the war and, in turn, save thousands of lives. Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Allen Leech, Matthew Beard, Charles Dance, Mark Strong. ""During the winter of 1952, British authorities entered the home of mathematician, cryptanalyst and war hero Alan Turing to investigate a reported burglary. They instead ended up arresting Turing himself on charges of ""gross indecency,"" an accusation that would lead to his devastating conviction for the criminal offense of homosexuality - little did officials know, they were actually incriminating the pioneer of modern-day computing. Famously leading 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"" a genius who under nail-biting pressure helped to shorten the war and, in turn, save thousands of lives""--Container. MPAA Rating: PG-13; for some sexual references, mature thematic material and historical smoking. DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.39:1 aspect ratio) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1. In English or dubbed Spanish; optional Spanish and English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing [SDH]. Turing, Alan 1912-1954 Drama. Enigma cipher system Drama. Gay men Great Britain Drama. Mathematicians Great Britain Drama. World War, 1939-1945 Cryptography Drama. World War, 1939-1945 Great Britain Drama. Biographical films. Film adaptations. Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc., film distributor. Black Bear Pictures, production company. Bristol Automotive (Film production firm), production company. Weinstein Company, presenter.