CinemaOSMovie · 2005 · 1h 0m

The Story of 1

77%(8)IMDbDocumentary

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.

Directed byNick Murphy

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 0m
Language
EN
Released
September 28, 2005
Studios
BBC

Featuring

Cast & crew

4 credited
Starring
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)

Creative team
Directed by
Nick Murphy
Nick Murphy

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