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The Codebreaker Who Hacked Hitler

The Codebreaker Who Hacked Hitler

Sep. 07, 2015 UK 59 Min.
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Steven Mackintosh isHimself - Narrator
Himself - Narrator
Brian Deacon isGordon Welchman (voice)
Gordon Welchman (voice)
Rosamund Welchman isHerself - Gordon Welchman's Daughter
Herself - Gordon Welchman's Daughter
W. Gordon Welchman isHimself - Ex-Head of Hut 6
Himself - Ex-Head of Hut 6
Sinclair McKay isHimself - Author
Himself - Author
Jimmy Thirsk isHimself - Veteran
Himself - Veteran
Asa Briggs isHimself - Veteran
Himself - Veteran
Jane Fawcett isHerself - Veteran
Herself - Veteran
Tony Comer isHimself - GCHQ Historian and Former Analyst
Himself - GCHQ Historian and Former Analyst
John Naughton isHimself - Vice President
Himself - Vice President
John Scarlett isHimself - Chairman
Himself - Chairman

Synopsis

Gordon Welchman was one of the original elite codebreakers crucial to the allies defeating the Nazis in World War II. He is the forgotten genius of Bletchley Park. Filmed extensively at Bletchley Park, the centre for codebreaking operations during World War II, this documentary features the abandoned buildings where thousands of people worked tirelessly to crack the codes. Post-war, Welchman moved to the US to be at the centre of the computer revolution. Recently released top secret documents reveal that the case of Gordon Welchman reached the desk of the British prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, and then led to questions being asked in the House of Commons after Welchman’s untimely death. Welchman’s legacy continues to this day. Welchman’s pioneering work in the field of traffic analysis led directly to the modern secret surveillance state, and particularly the use of metadata – as revealed by whistleblower Edward Snowden.

The Codebreaker Who Hacked Hitler
The Codebreaker Who Hacked Hitler
The Codebreaker Who Hacked Hitler
The Codebreaker Who Hacked Hitler
Original title Bletchley Park: Code-breaking's Forgotten Genius
IMDb Rating 7.8 41 votes
TMDb Rating 5 1 votes