Movie: The Story of 1

Top 4 Billed Cast

Terry Jones
Terry Jones

Él Mismo

Marcus du Sautoy
Marcus du Sautoy

Él Mismo

Ahmed Boulane
Ahmed Boulane

Taverne Man (uncredited)

Fred Challa
Fred Challa

Khalifa (uncredited)

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    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.

  • Release Date

    2005-09-28

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