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The Man Who Knew Infinity

The Man Who Knew Infinity

What does it take to prove the impossible?

20167.21h 48m

Overview

Growing up poor in Madras, India, Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar earns admittance to Cambridge University during WWI, where he becomes a pioneer in mathematical theories with the guidance of his professor, G.H. Hardy.

Directed by Matt Brown
Written by Robert Kanigel, Matt Brown
Produced by Sofia Sondervan, Jon Katz, Edward R. Pressman
Box Office0Revenue: $11.5M

Top Cast

Dev Patel

Dev Patel

Srinivasa Ramanujan

Jeremy Irons

Jeremy Irons

G. H. Hardy

Toby Jones

Toby Jones

Littlewood

Devika Bhise

Devika Bhise

Janaki

Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry

Sir Francis Spring

Kevin McNally

Kevin McNally

Major MacMahon

Jeremy Northam

Jeremy Northam

Bertrand Russell

Anthony Calf

Anthony Calf

Howard

Pádraic Delaney

Pádraic Delaney

Beglan

Shazad Latif

Shazad Latif

Chandra Mahalanobis

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookenglandmathematicsmathematicianmathematical theorembiographybased on true storyhistorical figure1910sfamous peoplehistorical reinterpretationhistory and legacycambridge university

About The Man Who Knew Infinity

The Man Who Knew Infinity is a drama, history film released in 2016 exploring themes of based on novel or book, england, mathematics, mathematician, mathematical theorem, biography. Directed by Matt Brown, it stars Dev Patel, Jeremy Irons, Toby Jones. Growing up poor in Madras, India, Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar earns admittance to Cambridge University during WWI, where he becomes a pioneer in mathematical theories with the guidance of his professor, G.H. Hardy.

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