The Story of 1 (2005)

  • NR
  • 09/28/2005 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 1h

Overview

A humor-inflected history of the of the number one, covering military applications in ancient Rome, the measurement of distances in India, and the decimal system created by Leibnitz.

Nick Murphy

Director

Cast

Terry Jones's headshot

Terry Jones

Él Mismo
Marcus du Sautoy's headshot

Marcus du Sautoy

Él Mismo
Ahmed Boulane's headshot

Ahmed Boulane

Taverne Man (uncredited)
Fred Challa's headshot

Fred Challa

Khalifa (uncredited)

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