The Imitation Game (2014) – Filming Locations
History / Drama / Thriller / War · Directed by Morten Tyldum · Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley
Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II.
Where was The Imitation Game filmed?
- Bletchley Park, United Kingdom, Bletchley – Alan Turing and his team work to break the Enigma code at the secret British codebreaking facility. The actual historic Bletchley Park served as the primary filming location for the wartime codebreaking sequences, lending authenticity to the GCHQ headquarters setting
- Sherborne School, United Kingdom, Sherborne – Young Alan Turing's flashback scenes at his boarding school, including formative moments with his friend Christopher Morcom. Sherborne School provided the setting for the film's flashback sequences depicting Turing's youth and early emotional development, particularly his relationship with Christopher Morcomcom
- Oxford, United Kingdom, Oxford – Scenes depicting Turing's university years and academic life at Oxford. Oxford University locations were filmed to establish Turing's intellectual background and his formative years as a mathematician and logician
- Guildford, United Kingdom, Guildford – Post-war scenes and locations depicting Turing's life after Bletchley Park. Guildford served as a filming location for post-war sequences showing the aftermath of Turing's wartime work and his personal struggles