The Mathematician and the Devil
1972 · 21 min · ★ 7.9 · Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A mathematician offers to sell his soul to the devil for a proof or disproof of Fermat's Last Theorem. Based on "The Devil and Simon Flagg" by Arthur Porges.
Directed by Semyon Raytburt · Written by Arthur Porges
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Vsevolod Shestakov Математик -
Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy Черт -
Alla Pokrovskaya
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1h 48m togetherA close match in mood and era.
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