The Man Who Knew Infinity (2016)

  • PG-13
  • 04/29/2016 (US)
  • Drama, History
  • 1h 48m

What does it take to prove the impossible?

Overview

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.

Robert Kanigel

Novel

Matt Brown

Director, Writer, Screenplay

Cast

Dev Patel's headshot

Dev Patel

Srinivasa Ramanujan
Jeremy Irons's headshot

Jeremy Irons

G. H. Hardy
Toby Jones's headshot

Toby Jones

Littlewood
Devika Bhise's headshot

Devika Bhise

Janaki
Stephen Fry's headshot

Stephen Fry

Sir Francis Spring
Kevin McNally's headshot

Kevin McNally

Major MacMahon
Jeremy Northam's headshot

Jeremy Northam

Bertrand Russell
Anthony Calf's headshot

Anthony Calf

Howard

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