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

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N Is a Number: A Portrait of Paul Erdos is a 1993 biographical documentary about the life of mathematician Paul Erdos, directed by George Paul Csicsery.

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George Paul Csicsery

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Paul Erdös, Ronald Graham, Joel Spencer | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Paul Erdös ... Himself
Ronald Graham Ronald Graham ... Himself
Joel Spencer Joel Spencer ... Himself
J.W.S. Cassels J.W.S. Cassels ... Himself
Marta Sved Marta Sved ... Herself
Tibor Gallai Tibor Gallai ... Himself
Béla Bollobas Béla Bollobas ... Himself
Fan Chung Fan Chung ... Herself
Melvyn Nathanson Melvyn Nathanson ... Himself
Laszlo Lovasz Laszlo Lovasz ... Himself
Herbert Wilf Herbert Wilf ... Himself
Tomasz Luczak Tomasz Luczak ... Himself
Andrzej Rucinski Andrzej Rucinski ... Himself
Peter Winkler Peter Winkler ... Himself
Michael Karonski Michael Karonski ... Himself
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N Is a Number: A Portrait of Paul Erdos is a 1993 biographical documentary about the life of mathematician Paul Erdos, directed by George Paul Csicsery.

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math | mathematician | mathematics | intelligence | travel | See All (11) »

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The story of a wandering mathematician obsessed with unsolved problems.

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Documentary | Biography

Certificate:

Not Rated

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Official Sites:

ZALA films

Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Filming Locations:

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

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Crazy Credits

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

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