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The Man Who Knew Infinity

  • 20152015
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 48m
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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.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
57K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,033
1,553
  • Director
    • Matt Brown
  • Writers
    • Matt Brown(screenplay)
    • Robert Kanigel(biography)
  • Stars
    • Dev Patel
    • Jeremy Irons
    • Malcolm Sinclair
Top credits
  • Director
    • Matt Brown
  • Writers
    • Matt Brown(screenplay)
    • Robert Kanigel(biography)
  • Stars
    • Dev Patel
    • Jeremy Irons
    • Malcolm Sinclair
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    • 179User reviews
    • 130Critic reviews
    • 56Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations

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    Jeremy Irons and Dev Patel in The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015)
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    Dev Patel
    Dev Patel
    • S. Ramanujanas S. Ramanujan
    Jeremy Irons
    Jeremy Irons
    • G.H. Hardyas G.H. Hardy
    Malcolm Sinclair
    Malcolm Sinclair
    • Professor Cartwrightas Professor Cartwright
    Raghuvir Joshi
    • Narasimhaas Narasimha
    Dhritiman Chatterjee
    Dhritiman Chatterjee
    • Narayana Iyeras Narayana Iyer
    • (as Dhritiman Chaterji)
    Stephen Fry
    Stephen Fry
    • Sir Francis Springas Sir Francis Spring
    Arundathi Nag
    • Komalatammalas Komalatammal
    Devika Bhise
    Devika Bhise
    • Janakias Janaki
    Pádraic Delaney
    Pádraic Delaney
    • Beglanas Beglan
    Toby Jones
    Toby Jones
    • John Edensor Littlewoodas John Edensor Littlewood
    Jeremy Northam
    Jeremy Northam
    • Bertrand Russellas Bertrand Russell
    San Shella
    San Shella
    • Dr. Muthuas Dr. Muthu
    Richard Cunningham
    Richard Cunningham
    • Hobsonas Hobson
    Thomas Bewley
    • Bakeras Baker
    Anthony Calf
    Anthony Calf
    • Robert Alfred Hermanas Robert Alfred Herman
    Richard Johnson
    Richard Johnson
    • Vice Master Henry Jacksonas Vice Master Henry Jackson
    Kevin McNally
    Kevin McNally
    • Major Percy Alexander MacMahonas Major Percy Alexander MacMahon
    • (as Kevin R. McNally)
    Pip Barclay
    • Studentas Student
    • Director
      • Matt Brown
    • Writers
      • Matt Brown(screenplay)
      • Robert Kanigel(biography)
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    • Trivia
      In Good Will Hunting (1997) when Stellan Skarsgård is trying to convince Robin Williams to take on Matt Damon he compares him to Srinivasa Ramanujan as an example of his extraordinary ability.
    • Goofs
      Ramanujan was shown as a young man, much younger than both Hardy and Littlewood. In fact, the age difference is only 10 and 2 years between Ramanujan and Hardy and Littlewood respectively (Ramanujan was born 1887, Hardy 1877 and Littlewood 1885).
    • 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 reviews179

    Review
    Top review
    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
    • Production companies
      • Pressman Film
      • Animus Films
      • Cayenne Pepper Productions
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    Box office

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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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