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The Man Who Knew Infinity (2016)

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What does it take to prove the impossible?

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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Director
Matt Brown
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    Srinivasa Ramanujan Dev Patel
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    G. H. Hardy Jeremy Irons
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    Littlewood Toby Jones
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    Janaki Devika Bhise
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    Sir Francis Spring Stephen Fry
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    Major MacMahon Kevin McNally
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    Bertrand Russell Jeremy Northam
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    Howard Anthony Calf

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  • england
  • mathematics
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  • biography
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  • historical figure
  • 1910s
  • famous people
  • historical reinterpretation
  • history and legacy
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