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Adventures of a Mathematician
"When science lost its innocence."
2021 1h 42m EN
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Synopsis
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The warmhearted story of Polish immigrant and mathematician Stan Ulam, who moved to the U.S. in the 1930s. Stan deals with the difficult losses of family and friends all while helping to create the hydrogen bomb and the first computer.
“When science lost its innocence.”
Cast
Philippe Tłokiński
Stan Ulam
Esther Garrel
Francoise
Sam Keeley
Jack Calkin
Joel Basman
Edward Teller
Fabian Kocięcki
John von Neumann
Ryan Gage
Robert Oppenheimer
Sabin Tambrea
Klaus Fuchs
Mateusz Więcławek
Adam Ulam
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Thorsten Klein
- Writers
- Thorsten Klein
- Languages
- Polish, English
- Countries
- Germany, Poland, United Kingdom
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Polish, English.
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International production across 3 countries: Germany, Poland, United Kingdom.
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Directed by Thorsten Klein, shot by Tudor Vladimir Panduru. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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Editor Agnieszka Liggett shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Philippe Tłokiński and Esther Garrel and Sam Keeley carry the top of the cast.
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Marketing tagline: "When science lost its innocence.".
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IMDB entry: tt6875374 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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The take
Thorsten Klein directs. Tudor Vladimir Panduru behind the camera. Agnieszka Liggett cuts. Produced in Germany, Poland, United Kingdom. Dialogue in Polish, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 5 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Polish, English.
- 3International production across 3 countries: Germany, Poland, United Kingdom.
- 4Directed by Thorsten Klein, shot by Tudor Vladimir Panduru. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Editor Agnieszka Liggett shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Philippe Tłokiński and Esther Garrel and Sam Keeley carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "When science lost its innocence.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt6875374 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 67 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Tudor Vladimir Panduru
- Editing
- Agnieszka Liggett
- Production design
- Florian Kaposi
- Costume design
- Justyna Stolarz
- Makeup / hair
- Anke Thot
- VFX supervisor
- Andy Quinn
- Sound
- Richard Lewis
- Runtime
- 102 min · 1h 42m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Thorsten Klein
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Dragonfly Films
DE
- MI
Mirror Productions
SHIPsBOY
PL
Zischlermann Filmproduktion
DE
Erfttal Film
DE
Telewizja Polska
PL
ZDF
DE
ARTE
DE
Key crew
- Associate ProducerGuido Broscheit
- Executive ProducerPeter Hampden
- Executive ProducerKlaus Dohle
- ProducerNell Green
- Executive ProducerNorman Merry
- Associate ProducerGiles Foreman
- Executive ProducerSimon Baxter
- Development ProducerDawid Janicki
- Associate ProducerMaria Magdalena Mitrovski
- CastingMałgorzata Lipmann
- MusicianPiotr Komorowski
- Executive ProducerArno Hazebroek
- ProducerPaul Zischler
- Executive ProducerMary Young Leckie
- Associate ProducerTomasz Morawski
- Associate ProducerSimon Ofenloch
- Makeup ArtistAnke Thot
- Key GripVal Schubert
- Costume DesignJustyna Stolarz
- Executive ProducerNicolas D. Sampson
- Production ManagerFabian Diering
- Assistant CameraAlexander Andy
- First Assistant CameraBoroka Biro
- Executive ProducerEvangelo Kioussis
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2020-01-05· Palm Springs International Film Festival
- Theatrical (limited)2021-10-01
- Digital2021-10-01
Also known as
International titles
- 어느 수학자의 모험KR
- Oppenheimers Rechengenie - Abenteuer eines MathematikersDE
