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.
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- Released
- Production
- Anemon Productions, Images First, ARTE, ERT
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Mike Beckham · Director
Stephen Daltry · Composer
Stefanos Konstantinidis · Composer
Steve Gray · Cinematographer
Simon Ruben · Editor
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