A historical drama cloaked in the chilly atmosphere of wartime secrecy, pulsating with the quiet agony of a brilliant mind isolated by both genius and societal prejudice, like a complex cipher waiting to be understood.
The Imitation Game
"The true enigma was the man who cracked the code."
Director:
Morten Tyldum
Cast:
Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Allen Leech
Drama
War
History
Thriller
Budget:
$14,000,000
Box Office:
$233,555,708
The Imitation Game - Easter Eggs & Hidden Details
Easter Eggs
The wallpaper in Alan Turing's house in the 1950s scenes was designed with subtle codes, featuring dots and lines.
Production designer Maria Djurkovic intended this as a subtle visual cue to reflect Turing's mind and his life's work. It suggests that even in his domestic space, he is surrounded by the logic and patterns of cryptography, reinforcing how integral it is to his very being.
Mark Strong's character, MI6 chief Stewart Menzies, was the real-life basis for "M," the head of MI6 in Ian Fleming's James Bond novels.
This is a fun historical nod for fans of espionage fiction. Ian Fleming worked in British naval intelligence during WWII and would have been aware of Menzies, the powerful and mysterious figure who ran the Secret Intelligence Service. It connects the real-world history of Bletchley Park to a major pop culture icon.