Code Breakers (2005)
At West Point, Honor Is A Code That Must Never Be Broken
In 1951, a cheating scandal rocks West Point academy, as 83 cadets -- including the son of the school's football coach (Glenn) -- are implicated and ultimately dismissed.
- Date of release
- 2005-12-10
- TMDB
- 5.5 / 10 (6)
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Director
- Rod Holcomb
Casting
- Zachery Ty Bryan — Brian Nolan
- Jeff Roop — George Holbrook
- Jake Busey — Straub
- Corey Sevier — Bob Blaik
- Theo Rossi — Desantis
- Robin Dunne — Trager
- Adam Grimes — Culpepper
- Jude Ciccolella — Commandant Paul D. Harkins
- Dan Petronijevic — Corely
- Richard Zeppieri — Asst. Coach Vince Lombardi
- Scott Glenn — Coach Earl 'Red' Blaik
- Jeremy Akerman — General MacArthur
Interesting facts
Code Breakers is a 2005 American sports drama television film directed by Rod Holcomb and written by G. Ross Parker, based on the 2000 non-fiction book A Return to Glory by Bill McWilliams. The film chronicles the real-life 1951 cheating scandal at the United States Military Academy, and the impact on its football team. It stars Zachery Ty Bryan, Jeff Roop, Jake Busey, Corey Sevier, Theo Rossi, Robin Dunne, Adam Grimes, Jude Ciccolella, Dan Petronijevic, Richard Zeppieri, and Scott Glenn as Coach Earl "Red" Blaik.
Production
Filming took place in Toronto. A principal shooting location was Victoria College. Cinematographer Thomas Del Ruth used the 1950 film The West Point Story, directed by his father Roy Del Ruth, as a template in recreating West Point in the 1950s.
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