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Einstein and Eddington

Einstein and Eddington

2008•1h 33m•6.9/10
HistoryDramaTV Movie

Ratings

🎬TMDb
6.9/10(151)

Brilliant physicist Albert Einstein, and English scientist Arthur Eddington form an unlikely friendship during World War I, which leads to the creation of the relativity theory.

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Production

Company Television Productions, HBO Films, Pioneer Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Andy Serkis

Andy Serkis

Albert Einstein

David Tennant

David Tennant

Arthur Eddington

Richard McCabe

Richard McCabe

Frank Dyson

Patrick Kennedy

Patrick Kennedy

William Marston

Rebecca Hall

Rebecca Hall

Winnie Eddington

Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent

Sir Oliver Lodge

Jacob Theato

Eduard Einstein

Callum Williams

Hans Einstein

Lucy Cohu

Lucy Cohu

Mileva Einstein

Donald Sumpter

Donald Sumpter

Max Planck

Anton Lesser

Anton Lesser

Fritz Haber

Paul Brooke

Paul Brooke

H H Turner

Eleanor Tomlinson

Eleanor Tomlinson

Agnes Muller

Jodhi May

Jodhi May

Elsa Einstein

Philip Whitchurch

Philip Whitchurch

Uncle Rudolf

Kika Markham

Kika Markham

Aunt Fanny

Benjamin Uttley

Benjamin Uttley

Tennis Player 1

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