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The Story of 1

Movie·2005·1h 0m

The Story of 1

Directed By

Nick Murphy

Language

English

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// overview

The Story

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.

Themes

middle eastmathematicsmatemÁticas

Production House

BBC

Audience Score

77%

8 votes

Skip7%
Timepass16%
Go for it38%
Perfection39%

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// cast

Cast

Terry Jones

Terry Jones

Él Mismo

Marcus du Sautoy

Marcus du Sautoy

Él Mismo

Ahmed Boulane

Ahmed Boulane

Taverne Man (uncredited)

Fred Challa

Khalifa (uncredited)

// crew

Crew

Nick Murphy

Nick Murphy

Director

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