The Man Who Knew Infinity
A brilliant but impoverished Indian mathematician battles prejudice, doubt, and wartime turmoil as he strives to unlock revolutionary equations that could change the world forever.
“What does it take to prove the impossible?”
Synopsis
Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar grew up in poverty in Madras, India, before earning a place at Cambridge University during World War I. At Cambridge, he became a pioneer in mathematical theories under the mentorship of his professor, G.H. Hardy.
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A crew of 261+ credited
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Edited by Jc BondShot by Larry SmithScored by Coby BrownDesigned by Luciana ArrighiSound by Simon ByssheCostumes by Ann MaskreyStunts by Crispin LayfieldVFX by Piers Hampton
Also known as
- Die Poesie des Unendlichende
- El hombre que conocía el infinitoes
- L'Homme qui défiait l'infinifr
- L'uomo che vide l'infinitoit
- (English)The Man Who Knew Infinity
- (Bulgarian)Човекът, който познаваше безкрайността
Release dates around the world5 countries · showhide
- CanadaSep 17, 2015
- SwitzerlandSep 24, 2015
- AustraliaNov 18, 2015
- IndiaNov 29, 2015
- United Arab EmiratesDec 12, 2015
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261 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Dev Patel
as S. Ramanujan
Jeremy Irons
as G.H. Hardy
Malcolm Sinclair
as Professor Cartwright
Raghuvir Joshi
as Narasimha
Dhritiman Chatterjee
as Narayana Iyer
Stephen Fry
as Sir Francis Spring
Arundathi Nag
as Komalatammal
Devika Bhise
as Janaki
Padraic Delaney
as Beglan
Toby Jones
as John Edensor Littlewood
Jeremy Northam
as Bertrand Russell
San Shella
as Dr. Muthu
Supporting cast
30Richard Cunningham
as Hobson
Thomas Bewley
as Baker
Anthony Calf
as Robert Alfred Herman
Richard Johnson
as Vice Master Henry Jackson
Kevin Mcnally
as Major Percy Alexander MacMahon
Pip Barclay
as Student
David Shaw Parker
as Porter
Dominic Cazenove
as Waiter
Shazad Latif
as Chandra Mahalanobis
Nicholas Agnew
as Andrew Hartley
Roger Narayan
as Scribe
Alan Booty
as Grocer
Shenagh Govan
as Postal Worker
Alexander Forsyth
as Cadet
Enzo Cilenti
as Doctor
Elaine Caulfield
as Hospital Nurse
Alex Bartram
as Hospital Doctor
Christopher Ravenscroft
as J.J. Thompson
James Francis Andrews
as Passer-by & Soldier
Alan Bentley
as Fellow
Patrick Carney Junior
as Fellow of the Royal Society.
Alexander Cooper
as Stretcher bearer
Roman Green
as Wounded Soldier
Eleanor Inglis
as Ward Sister
Gary Latner
as Professor
Devlin Lloyd
as Student, Cadet
Jack Philips
as Student Bully & Soldier
Warren Rushton
as Taxi driver
Imogen Sage
as Nursie
James Thomas Scott
as Fellow
Directors
1Writers
2Producers
50Alice Dawson
line producer: India
Anand Tharmaratnam
associate producer
Andy Ross
music producer
Anthony Timothy Morris
associate producer
Apparswamy Subramanian
associate producer
Audrey Kathleen Chong
associate producer
Bruce Wayne Gillies
line producer: pick-up unit
Charles M Barsamian
executive music producer
Compton Ross
executive producer
David Cochrane
associate producer
Edward R Pressman
Producer, Producers
Ever Carradine
the producers wish to thank
Gary Ellis
executive producer
Harsh Dave
line producer: India
Huw Penallt Jones
co-producer
James Passin
associate producer
Jim Young
producer
Jomon Thomas
producer (as Joe Thomas)
Jon Katz
Producer, Producers
Joseph Newton Cohen
executive producer (as Joseph N. Cohen)
Kabir Singh
associate producer
Ken Ono
associate producer
Manjul Bhargava
associate producer
Manraj S Sekhon
executive producer
Marie Valentino
senior digital intermediate producer
Mark Montgomery
executive producer
Masaaki Tanaka
executive producer
Matt Brown
Producer, Producers, producer (as Matthew Brown)
Meeta Dave
line producer: India
Melissa Robyn Glassman
associate producer
Min Li Tan
executive producer
Nariaki Kumagi
associate producer
Nick Bain
associate producer
Pamela Godfrey
executive producer
Parveen Shereef
associate producer
Phil Hunt
executive producer
Richard Toussaint
executive producer
Robert Kanigel
co-producer
Sai Shravanam
additional arrangements / Indian music producer / musician: tabla & surmandal & tanpura
Sam Raj Kumar Wilson
associate producer
Sarah Ramey
associate producer
Shail Shah
executive producer
Simon Moseley
line producer
Sofia Sondervan
Producer
Swati Bhise
associate producer: India / executive producer
Takase Masayuki
associate producer
Tayyab Madni
associate producer
Toshinori Nakai
associate producer
Tristine Skyler
executive producer
Vinod Kumar
associate producer
Other crew
174Dan Gamble
a' camera second assistant camera: main unit
Hilary Joyce
accounts assistant
Michael Geary
action vehicle supplier: Motorhouse
Laura Hunter
additional assistant director (as Laura Wootton)
Mark Desimone
adr mixer
Neil Hillman
adr mixer
Nicholas Cochran
adr recordist (as Nick Cochran)
Vanessa Baker
adr voice casting
Karen Chiarello
advisor: astrology
Laura Miller
art department assistant
Max Klaentschi
art department assistant
Celia De La Hey
art department researcher
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