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Traces the history of our numerals and system of mathematics. Numerals originated in India, spread to Arabia where Algebra was first conceived and then to Greece. Pythagoras and Archimedes added their contributions, and in the middle ages mathematics was introduced to the Universities of Spain. Merchants rapidly disseminated the new international language throughout Europe. Scientific development, the basis of our modern age owes everything to the principles of mathematics. Animation by Grete Maday, Janos Mata and Marcell Jankovics.
Credits
- Directed by
- Billy Wilder
- Written by
- Billy Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond
- Cast
- James Cagney, Ralf Wolter, Leon Askin, Peter Capell, Hubert von Meyerinck, Hanns Lothar, Karl Lieffen, Friedrich Hollaender, Red Buttons, Pamela Tiffin, Liselotte Pulver, Horst Buchholz, Sig Ruman, Loïs Bolton, Siegfried Dornbusch, Til Kiwe, Werner Hessenland, Howard St. John …
- Produced by
- Billy Wilder
- Cinematography
- Daniel L. Fapp
- Music
- André Previn
- Edited by
- Daniel Mandell
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record
- Wikidata · Q1283810 ↗ — year, creator, length, color, country, genre, credits
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