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Quick Info

Rating

6.5/10

Release2012

Runtime2h 7m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

Boje Buck Produktion GmbH

A Company

Lotus-Film

WDR

SWR

BR

NDR

ORF

ARD

ARD Degeto

Movie

Measuring the World

2012

2h 7m

6.5

Drama

Synopsis

Germany in the early 19th century. "Die Vermessung der Welt" follows the two brilliant and eccentric scientists Alexander von Humboldt and Carl Friedrich Gauss on their life paths.

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