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The Story of 1

2005· 1h 0m

Documentary

Directed by Nick Murphy

7.7/ 10

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Overview

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.

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)

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