N Is a Number: A Portrait of Paul Erdös (1993)

In an age when genius is a mere commodity, it is useful to look at a person who led a rich life without the traditional trappings of success. A man with no home and no job... See full synopsis »

Director:

George Paul Csicsery

Stars:

Paul Erdös, Ronald Graham, Joel Spencer

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Paul Erdös	...	Himself
Ronald Graham	...	Himself
Joel Spencer	...	Himself
J.W.S. Cassels	...	Himself
Marta Sved	...	Herself
Tibor Gallai	...	Himself
Béla Bollobas	...	Himself
Fan Chung	...	Herself
Melvyn Nathanson	...	Himself
Laszlo Lovasz	...	Himself
Herbert Wilf	...	Himself
Tomasz Luczak	...	Himself
Andrzej Rucinski	...	Himself
Peter Winkler	...	Himself
Michael Karonski	...	Himself

Storyline

In an age when genius is a mere commodity, it is useful to look at a person who led a rich life without the traditional trappings of success. A man with no home and no job... See full synopsis »

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Plot Keywords:

theory | travel | intelligence | mathematics | mathematician | 

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Taglines:

The story of a wandering mathematician obsessed with unsolved problems.

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

ZALA films

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

N Is a Number

Filming Locations:

AT&T Bell Laboratories - 180 Park Avenue, Florham Park, New Jersey, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

57 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Crazy Credits

At the end of the list of people in the film: "and various Epsilons" (Erdos's term for children).

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Connections

Featured in Zomergasten: Episode #20.5 (2007)

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