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The codebreaker : wife. mother. secret American hero / a Steward/Gazit Productions film for American experience ; a production of WGBH ; written and directed by Chana Gazit ; produced by Chana Gazit and Hilary Klotz Steinman.

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.).

Summary:

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781531713416
ISBN: 1531713416
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen.
Publisher: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2021]
Copyright: ©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.
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).