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"The first official picture of Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing has been released. The actor will play computer scientist Turing in new biopic The Imitation Game, which will be released in 2014.  The pioneer of modern-day computing is credited with cracking the German Enigma Code during World War II, but was later convicted for &amp;#039;indecency&amp;#039; as a homosexual. He was also &amp;#039;chemically castrated&amp;#039; because of his sexuality, before committing suicide in 1954. However, Turing was granted a posthumous pardon on Tuesday (December 24) after years of campaigning.  Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Mark Strong, Rory Kinnear, Charles Dance, Allen Leech and Matthew Beard will also feature in the film. Morten Tyldum is directing from Graham Moore&amp;#039;s screenplay, which is based on Andrew Hodges&amp;#039;s book Alan Turing: The Enigma. Catch up on all the latest TV and Movies releases in Digital Spy&amp;#039;s Screen Time:       "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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