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Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing

Benedict Cumberbatch takes on another brilliantly awkward role as the man who brought computers to the world

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Alan Turing launched us on the road to computers when he was breaking codes for the Allies during World War II. He’s considered the father of artificial intelligence and theoretical computer science. But his strange story was hidden for decades. Now, Benedict Cumberbatch takes on Turing in the new film, The Imitation Game.

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