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The Man Who Knew Infinity

Release Date: Friday, April 29, 2016 Limited

The true story of friendship that forever changed mathematics.

Director: Matthew Brown

Starring: Dev Patel Jeremy Irons Devika Bhise Toby Jones Kevin McNally

PG-13 Biography 1 hr, 54 m

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The true story of friendship that forever changed mathematics.

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot
In 1913, Ramanujan (Dev Patel), a self-taught Indian mathematics genius traveled to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he forged a bond with his mentor, the eccentric professor GH Hardy (Jeremy Irons), and fought against prejudice to reveal his mathematic genius to the world.
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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Man Who Knew Infinity.

  • Dev Patel
    Dev Patel

    ... Srinivasa Ramanujan

    Monkey Man, The Personal History of David Copperfield

  • J
    Jeremy Irons

    ... G.H. Hardy

    The Beekeeper, Better Start Swimming

  • D
    Devika Bhise

    The Warrior Queen of Jhansi

  • Toby Jones
    Toby Jones

    ... Littlewood

    Alice Through the Looking Glass, Captain America: The Winter Soldier

  • K
    Kevin McNally

    ... Major McMahon

    Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, The Raven

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The film's director Matthew Brown last directed Freud's Last Session and Maine. The film's writer Matthew Brown last wrote Maine and Untitled Ian Fleming Project.

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Production Details

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Key Facts

  • Based on the biography "The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan" by Robert Kanigel.

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Changed the movie production status to Production. After 8 years in development, film moves to production in UK next month.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for some thematic elements and smoking
Runtime
1 hr, 54 m
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Language
English

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Release Dates

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The Man Who Knew Infinity was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, April 29, 2016. There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including Keanu, Mother's Day and Ratchet & Clank. As a limited release, The Man Who Knew Infinity was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

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