Film
The Two-Thousand-Year-Old Computer
2012 · 1h 15m · Documentary
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Overview
A historical and scientific investigation telling the extraordinary story of how the ancient Greeks built a computer 2,000 years ago. Set against the glorious backdrop of classical Greece, this Grierson-nominated film follows the international research team who finally solved the puzzle of the ‘Antikythera Mechanism’. Scientific breakthroughs illustrated with stunning graphics and reenactments, reveal a trail of mysterious numbers that solved the conundrum of the gears – a real life Da Vinci code set in ancient Greece.
Crew
- Mike BeckhamDirector · Producer
- Tony FreethProducer
- Steve GrayDirector of Photography
- Stephen DaltryOriginal Music Composer
- Stefanos KonstantinidisOriginal Music Composer
- Simon RubenEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- March 14, 2012
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Genres
- Documentary
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