Weizenbaum. Rebel at Work. (2007)

The Jewish Weizenbaum family left Germany and their family furrier business in 1936, and started all over in Detroit, Michigan, when Joseph was 13. At a time when the German capital, Berlin... See full summary »

Directors:

Peter Haas, Silvia Holzinger

Writers:

Peter Haas, Silvia Holzinger

Stars:

Joseph Weizenbaum, Naomi Weizenbaum, Ruth Weizenbaum

Cast

Cast overview:
Joseph Weizenbaum	...	Self
Naomi Weizenbaum	...	Self
Ruth Weizenbaum	...	Self

Storyline

The Jewish Weizenbaum family left Germany and their family furrier business in 1936, and started all over in Detroit, Michigan, when Joseph was 13. At a time when the German capital, Berlin, was struggling with famine after World War II, Joseph Weizenbaum was soldering and programming the world's first computers. He created the first banking computer in the world, was perhaps one of the first computer nerds ever and pursued an unprecedented career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the "mighty" MIT in Cambridge, where he invented the first virtual persona, ELIZA/DOCTOR, a program that engaged humans in conversation with a computer. Later, Weizenbaum was branded as a heretic when he began to criticize his colleagues in public. After retiring as a full professor at MIT, he left the United States and is now living in Berlin-Mitte again. Weizenbaum eventually became a "preacher", strictly demanding responsibility of each individual scientist, condemning war and arguing that ...

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Plot Keywords:

computer | scientist | f rated | politics | technology critic | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

Not Rated

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Germany USA Austria

Language:

German English

Release Date:

7 January 2007 (Germany)

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

EUR32,500 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Il Mare Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color (hd)

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1