<P> The Imitation Game is a 2014 American historical drama directed by Morten Tyldum and written by Graham Moore loosely based on the biography Alan Turing : The Enigma by Andrew Hodges ( which was previously adapted as the stage play and BBC drama Breaking the Code ) . It stars Benedict Cumberbatch as real - life British cryptanalyst Alan Turing , who decrypted German intelligence codes for the British government during the Second World War . Keira Knightley , Matthew Goode , Rory Kinnear , Charles Dance and Mark Strong also star . </P>
<P> The Imitation Game is a 2014 American historical drama directed by Morten Tyldum and written by Graham Moore loosely based on the biography Alan Turing : The Enigma by Andrew Hodges ( which was previously adapted as the stage play and BBC drama Breaking the Code ) . It stars Benedict Cumberbatch as real - life British cryptanalyst Alan Turing , who decrypted German intelligence codes for the British government during the Second World War . Keira Knightley , Matthew Goode , Rory Kinnear , Charles Dance and Mark Strong also star . </P>
what is the movie the imitation game about
what is the movie the imitation game about
British cryptanalyst Alan Turing
British cryptanalyst Alan Turing