The Codebreaker

The Codebreaker

Documentary 2021

The fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst.

Documentary 2021

EPISODE 1

The Codebreaker

The groundbreaking cryptanalyst whose painstaking work decoding thousands of messages for the U.S. government sending infamous gangsters to prison and brought down a huge, near-invisible Nazi spy ring in WWII.

52 min · 3 Aug 2021 15

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The Codebreaker

DOCUMENTARY

The fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst.

Information

Studio: PBS America
Released: 2021

Languages

Original Audio: English (United States)
Audio and Subtitles: English (United States) (AAC, CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.