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American experience The codebreaker

Gazit, Chana, (television director,, television producer.). Steinmen, Hilary Klotz, (television producer.). Ruiz, Vanessa, 1950- (television producer.). Sherman, Nancy, (television producer.). Burton, Kate, (narrator.). Fagone, Jason. Motion picture adaptation of (work) : Woman who smashed codes. (Added Author). Steward/Gazit Productions, (production company.). WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), (production company.). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), (publisher.). PBS Distribution (Firm), (film distributor.).

Presents the story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, a suburban American wife whose work as a cryptanalyst sent gangsters to prison and brought down a Nazi spy ring in Argentina in World War II.

DVD  - 2021
652.8092 Ameri
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Subject
Friedman, Elizebeth, 1892-1980.
Cryptographers > United States > Biography.
Cryptography > United States > History.
World War, 1914-1918 > Cryptography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Cryptography.
Genre
Documentary television programs.
Biographical television programs.
Historical television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Biographies.
  • ISBN: 9781531713416
  • Physical Description videodisc
    1 videodisc (54 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition Widescreen.
  • Publisher [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2021]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Documentary.
"SDH (subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) are a function of the disc and serve the same purpose as closed captions"--Container.
Subtitle on container: Wife, mother, secret American hero.
Originally produced as an episode of the television series: American experience.
"Based on the book 'The woman who smashed codes' by Jason Fagone"--Container.
Program content: ©2021.
Widescreen.
Running time indicated on container: approximately 60 minutes; actual program running time: 54 minutes.
GMD: videodisc.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Edited by Jon Neuburger.
Participant or Performer Note: Narrator, Kate Burton.
Target Audience Note:
TV Parental Guidelines rating: TV-PG (parental guidance suggested; this program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children).
System Details Note:
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation; stereo.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
Home use only.
Language Note:
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).