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2005 American TV series or program
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 .
The film aired on ESPN on December 10, 2005.
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The film chronicles the 1951 cheating scandal at West Point and its impact on Army's football team , which was forced to dismiss virtually its entire squad. The film begins 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, resigned in a cheating scandal which broke the Academy's Honor Code .[1] The film follows Brian Nolan, a cadet who is led to a ring of cheaters when he is need of academic help to pass. A serious piece of the film involves the relationship of Coach Blaik and his son Bob, one of the cadets responsible for cheating.[2]
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Jeff Roop as George Holbrook
Jake Busey as Straub
Corey Sevier as Bob Blaik
Theo Rossi as Desantis
Robin Dunne as Trager
Adam Grimes as Culpepper
Jude Ciccolella as Commandant Harkins
Dan Petronijevic as Corely
Richard Zeppieri as Vince Lombardi
Scott Glenn as Earl "Red" Blaik
Shane Daly as Doug Kenna
Jonathan Walker as Bellingham
Sarah Gadon as Julia Nolan
Jennifer Dale as Mrs. Nolan
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Filming took place in Toronto .[3] 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.[4]
Release
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The film aired on December 10, 2005 at 9 pm ET on ESPN and ESPN HD .[5]
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References
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^ Lowry, Brian (December 8, 2005). "Codebreakers" . Variety . Archived from the original on November 7, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2022 .
^ Sandomir, Richard (December 9, 2005). "Recapturing West Point, With Help" . The New York Times . Retrieved December 5, 2018 .
^ "ESPN's Latest Original Film, "CodeBreakers," Debuts Saturday" . SportsBusiness Daily . December 9, 2005. Archived from the original on November 7, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2015 .
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