The Imitation Game is a 2014 American historical drama film directed by Morten Tyldum and written by Graham Moore, based on the 1983 biography Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges. The film's title quotes the name of the game cryptanalyst Alan Turing proposed for answering the question "Can machines think? ", in his 1950 seminal paper "Computing Machinery and Intelligence". The film stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Turing, who decrypted German intelligence messages for the British government during World War II. Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Charles Dance, and Mark Strong appear in supporting roles. The Imitation Game was released theatrically in the United States on November 28, 2014. The film grossed over $233 million worldwide on a $14 million production budget, making it the highest-grossing independent film of 2014.
| Director | Morten Tyldum |
| Produced by | Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky, Teddy Schwarzman |
| Screenplay by | Graham Moore |
| Starring | Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Charles Dance, Mark Strong |
| Music | Alexandre Desplat |
| Cinematography | Óscar Faura |
| Edited by | William Goldenberg |
| Production, company | Black Bear Pictures, Bristol Automotive, Orange Corp |
| Distributed by | The Weinstein Company |
| Released | August 29, 2014 (Telluride Film Festival), November 28, 2014 (United States) |
| Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $14 million |
| Box office | $233.6 million |
| Netflix ID | 70295172 |
About The Imitation Game
Biographical drama loosely based on the biography Alan Turing: The Enigma starring Benedict Cumberbatch as cryptanalyst Alan Turing. In the film, he tries to crack the enigma code for the British government during WWII.
Achievement of The Imitation Game
The film won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and was nominated in 7 other categories including Best Picture and Best Director.
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Latest information about The Imitation Game updated on July 28 2021.
