Code Breakers (film)
Code Breakers is an ESPN Original Entertainment TV movie that was first broadcast December 10, 2005 at 9pm ET on ESPN and ESPN HD. The movie followed the Heisman Trophy presentation.
Synopsis
The movie chronicles the 1951 cheating scandal at West Point and its impact on Army's football team, which was forced to cut loose virtually its entire squad. Going into the 1950 Army–Navy Game, the Cadets football team was heavily favored, yet went on to lose to a weak Midshipmen squad, 14-2. The Academy and football team were then thrown into a scandal when 90 cadets, including 37 lettering football players, were dismissed in a cheating scandal which broke the Academy’s Honor Code.
Cast
- Scott Glenn as Earl "Red" Blaik
- Zachery Ty Bryan as Brian Nolan
- Jeff Roop as George Holbrook
- Corey Sevier as Bob Blaik
- Jude Ciccolella as Commandant Harkins
- Theo Rossi as Desantis
- Robin Dunne as Trager
- Adam Grimes as Culpepper
- Jake Busey as Straub
- Dan Petronijevic as Corely
- Richard Zeppieri as Vince Lombardi
- Shane Daly as Doug Kenna
- Jonathan Walker as Bellingham
- Sarah Gadon as Julia Nolan
Production notes
A principal shooting location was Victoria College, Toronto.