The Man Who Knew Infinity(2016)
“What does it take to prove the impossible?”
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.
Director
Matt Brown
Studio
Animus Films
Revenue
$11M
Cast
Dev Patel
as Srinivasa Ramanujan
Jeremy Irons
as G. H. Hardy
Toby Jones
as Littlewood
Devika Bhise
as Janaki
Stephen Fry
as Sir Francis Spring
Kevin McNally
as Major MacMahon
Jeremy Northam
as Bertrand Russell
Anthony Calf
as Howard
Pádraic Delaney
as Beglan
Shazad Latif
as Chandra Mahalanobis
Roger Narayan
as Scribe
Arundathi Nag
as Komalatammal
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Movie Facts
Release Year
2016
Runtime
1h 48m
Language
Sanskrit
Rating
7.2 / 10
Box Office
$11M
Production Companies
Animus Films • Pressman Film • Kreo Films
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What is The Man Who Knew Infinity about?▼
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.
Who directed The Man Who Knew Infinity?▼
The Man Who Knew Infinity was directed by Matt Brown and released in 2016. It is a drama, history film.
How long is The Man Who Knew Infinity?▼
The Man Who Knew Infinity has a runtime of 1 hours and 48 minutes (108 minutes total).
Who stars in The Man Who Knew Infinity?▼
The cast of The Man Who Knew Infinity includes Dev Patel as Srinivasa Ramanujan, Jeremy Irons as G. H. Hardy, Toby Jones as Littlewood, Devika Bhise as Janaki, Stephen Fry as Sir Francis Spring and more.
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