Breaking the Code: ESPN airs movie based on West Point scandal
The revelation was a particularly hard blow to West Point, which prided itself on its cadet code of honor: "A cadet will not lie, cheat or steal." And the students caught up in the scandal included many young men with promising military careers ahead of them, including the son of the school's hard-nosed football coach, Earl "Red" Blaik.
The events leading up to the scandal and its aftermath are examined in CodeBreakers, an ESPN original movie making its debut at 9 p.m. today.
The film was produced by Orly Adelson, who previously produced the ESPN movies 3, about the life of NASCAR racing great Dale Earnhardt, and Hustle, about Pete Rose's fall from grace. She also produced the ESPN weekly drama series Tilt, about the world of professional poker, and Playmakers, about professional football.
"For me, this movie (CodeBreakers) was very special, because I was an officer, too, in the Israeli Army," she said. "It's about morality, it's about dignity, it's about the code of honor - all the things that are always in the forefront of what we think of the military." MOre
