"Who took the lead role in the 2014 film ""The Imitation Game""?"
The Imitation Game The Imitation Game The Imitation Game is a 2014 American historical drama film directed by Morten Tyldum and written by Graham Moore, based on the biography "" by Andrew Hodges. It stars Benedict Cumberbatch as 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. The screenplay topped the annual Black List for best unproduced Hollywood scripts in 2011. The Weinstein Company acquired the film for $7 million in February 2014, the highest amount ever paid for U.S. distribution
The Imitation Game has received, numerous awards, with Cumberbatch's portrayal of Turing particularly praised. The film and its cast and crew were also honoured by Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBT civil rights advocacy group and political lobbying organisation in the United States. "We are proud to honor the stars and filmmakers of "The Imitation Game" for bringing the captivating yet tragic story of Alan Turing to the big screen", HRC president Chad Griffin said in a statement. The Imitation Game The Imitation Game is a 2014 American historical drama film directed by Morten Tyldum and written by Graham Moore, based on the