N is a Number: A Portrait of Paul Erdős explained

N Is a Number: A Portrait of Paul Erdős
Director:George Paul Csicsery
Starring:Paul Erdős
Music:Mark Adler
Cinematography:John Knoop
Runtime:57 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

N Is a Number: A Portrait of Paul Erdős is a 1993 biographical documentary about the life of mathematician Paul Erdős, directed by George Paul Csicsery.

The film was made between 1988 and 1991, capturing Erdős in various countries along with some of his numerous collaborators. It covers his unusual career, his personal life, and many of his recurring jokes and anecdotes, including that of Erdős numbers.

The film won the Gold Apple Award (National Educational Film & Video Festival), and the Gold Plaque Award (Science/Nature, Documentary category, Chicago International Film Festival).

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