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The Man Who Knew Infinity

  • 2015
  • PG-13
  • 1h 48m
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7.2/10
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Jeremy Irons and Dev Patel in The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015)
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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The story of the life and academic career of the pioneer Indian mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan, and his friendship with his mentor, Professor G.H. Hardy.The story of the life and academic career of the pioneer Indian mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan, and his friendship with his mentor, Professor G.H. Hardy.The story of the life and academic career of the pioneer Indian mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan, and his friendship with his mentor, Professor G.H. Hardy.

  • Director
    • Matt Brown
  • Writers
    • Robert Kanigel
    • Matt Brown
  • Stars
    • Dev Patel
    • Jeremy Irons
    • Malcolm Sinclair
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    59K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Matt Brown
    • Writers
      • Robert Kanigel
      • Matt Brown
    • Stars
      • Dev Patel
      • Jeremy Irons
      • Malcolm Sinclair
    • 181User reviews
    • 133Critic reviews
    • 56Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations

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    The Man Who Knew Infinity: If You Go It Will Never Be The Same
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    The Man Who Knew Infinity: El Arte de las Matematicas (Spanish Subtitled)
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    Dev Patel
    Dev Patel
    • S. Ramanujan
    Jeremy Irons
    Jeremy Irons
    • G.H. Hardy
    Malcolm Sinclair
    Malcolm Sinclair
    • Professor Cartwright
    Raghuvir Joshi
    • Narasimha
    Dhritiman Chatterjee
    Dhritiman Chatterjee
    • Narayana Iyer
    • (as Dhritiman Chaterji)
    Stephen Fry
    Stephen Fry
    • Sir Francis Spring
    Arundathi Nag
    • Komalatammal
    Devika Bhise
    Devika Bhise
    • Janaki
    Pádraic Delaney
    Pádraic Delaney
    • Beglan
    Toby Jones
    Toby Jones
    • John Edensor Littlewood
    Jeremy Northam
    Jeremy Northam
    • Bertrand Russell
    San Shella
    San Shella
    • Dr. Muthu
    Richard Cunningham
    Richard Cunningham
    • Hobson
    Thomas Bewley
    • Baker
    Anthony Calf
    Anthony Calf
    • Robert Alfred Herman
    Richard Johnson
    Richard Johnson
    • Vice Master Henry Jackson
    Kevin McNally
    Kevin McNally
    • Major Percy Alexander MacMahon
    • (as Kevin R. McNally)
    Pip Barclay
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    • Director
      • Matt Brown
    • Writers
      • Robert Kanigel
      • Matt Brown
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    • Trivia
      Throughout his life, Ramanujan was plagued by health problems. His health worsened in England. A 1994 analysis of Ramanujan's medical records and symptoms by Dr. D. A. B. Young concluded that it was much more likely he had hepatic amoebiasis, an illness then widespread in Madras, rather than tuberculosis. He had two episodes of dysentery before he left India. When not properly treated, dysentery can lie dormant for years and lead to hepatic amoebiasis. Amoebiasis was a treatable and often curable disease at the time.
    • Goofs
      Cambridge was not bombed by Zeppelins in World War I.
    • Quotes

      Littlewood: Don't be intimidated. Great knowledge comes from the humblest of origins.

    • Crazy credits
      Card before the title: "Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth but supreme beauty." - Bertrand Russell
    • Connections
      Featured in The Saturday Show: Episode #1.24 (2016)

    User reviews181

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    10/10
    A master piece
    This is a wonderful movie which I hope will have a great success when it is released in the USA. I saw it at the Sun Valley Film Festival in March 2016 and it was by far the best movie I have ever seen in this festival. The story of this young Indian with a special gift for mathematics and who becomes a researcher at Cambridge Trinity college is by itself fascinating. The acting is superb with Jeremy Irons as a professor and mentor in one of his best performance ever. The film makes you feel the spirit of the place and the time (first world war England). Dev Patel is no longer the fun host of the Marigold Hotel but a great courageous young mathematician who beats old odds to become one of the major scientist of the 20th century. Please tell your friend to go and see this movie. They will thank you.
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    • Release date
      • April 29, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • Singapore
      • Hong Kong
      • United Arab Emirates
      • India
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Hindi
      • Tamil
      • French
      • Sanskrit
    • Also known as
      • Cheksizlikni anglagan inson
    • Filming locations
      • Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK(Trinity College)
    • Production companies
      • Pressman Film
      • Animus Films
      • Cayenne Pepper Productions
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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,866,794
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $80,325
      • May 1, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $12,252,684
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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