163992
163992

The Two-Thousand-Year-Old Computer

2012-03-14
7.5
en 75m
Documentary
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.

Director

Mike Beckham

Producer

Tony Freeth

Editor

Simon Ruben

Producer

Mike Beckham

Co-Producer

Roger Hadland

Original Music Composer

Stephen Daltry

ancient greece computer technology

Status

Released

Countries

  • United Kingdom
  • Greece
  • France
  • Japan

Companies

  • Anemon Productions
  • Images First
  • ARTE
  • ERT