Is The Imitation Game a real story?

The 2014 film The Imitation Game tells the inspiring story of mathematician Alan Turing and his team of code-breakers whose work was crucial to British efforts in World War Two.

Contents

Why is it called The Imitation Game?

The term “imitation game” comes from a paper Turing wrote in 1960 called “Computing Machinery and Intelligence,” where he asks “Are there imaginable digital computers which would do well in the imitation game?” Turing then goes on to describe a game that is really a test to determine if computers can actually think.

Is imitation game worth watching?

The story is an amazing one, but it’s not all about Alan Turing, it’s also fascinating to see the secrets of what was for so long considered a radio factory. The scenes filmed in the bar at the mansion were even shot in the actual building! The hallmark of an excellent film, there’s not a weak link in it.

What is the summary of The Imitation Game?

In 1939, newly created British intelligence agency MI6 recruits Cambridge mathematics alumnus Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch) to crack Nazi codes, including Enigma — which cryptanalysts had thought unbreakable. Turing’s team, including Joan Clarke (Keira Knightley), analyze Enigma messages while he builds a machine to decipher them. Turing and team finally succeed and become heroes, but in 1952, the quiet genius encounters disgrace when authorities reveal he is gay and send him to prison.

The Imitation Game / Film synopsis

Is The Imitation Game a real story? – Related Questions

What is the ending of The Imitation Game?

The world is an infinitely better place precisely because you weren’t. She leaves, and he finds solace with his computer—the computer that wasn’t actually named Christopher. And then, the audience is told by subtitles, Turing dies off-screen. Suicide by cyanide apple poisoning.

When did Germany find out Enigma was broken?

The Third Reich’s intelligence and armed service officers never did figure out Enigma was compromised during the war. And it would not be until the 1970s after the Allies admitted they broke the machine that German veterans would acknowledge this intelligence coup.