The Genius and the Boys (2009)

Sweden, 84 min
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Table of contents

  • Production location
  • Release dates
  • Soundtrack listing
  • Awards
  • Related films
  • Subjects
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Basic facts

Media (4)

Original title Geniet och pojkarna
Film type Feature
Category Documentary
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
  • Sweden
Production company

Cast

Carleton Gajdusek

Oliver Sacks

Benoît Mandelbrot

Titles

Original title
  • Geniet och pojkarna
International title
  • The Genius and the Boys
Alternative title
  • Gajdusek - The Genius and the Boys
Working title
  • På gränsen - en film om sanning och självbedrägeri

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Film Commissioner
Narrator

Cast

- Medverkande:
Carleton Gajdusek
Oliver Sacks
Benoît Mandelbrot

Companies

Production Company Eight Millimetres AB
Co-Production Company Sveriges Television AB
British Broadcasting Corp.
Norsk Rikskringkasting
Danmarks Radio TV
Arte G.E.I.E.
Advance allocations Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet
Sales Autlook Filmsales GmbH

Technical specifications

Length in minutes 84 min


Release dates

TV showing 2009-06-01 BBC Four United Kingdom 84 min
Festival showing 2009-11-20 Amsterdam The Netherlands (IDFA - International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam)
2009-11-21 Amsterdam The Netherlands (IDFA - International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam)
2009-11-27 Amsterdam The Netherlands (IDFA - International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam)
TV showing 2009-12-16 SVT1 Sweden 90 min
Festival showing 2010-03-12 Victoria 4 Stockholm Sweden 89 min Tempo dokumentärfilmfestival 2010.
2010-03-13 Victoria 4 Stockholm Sweden 89 min Tempo dokumentärfilmfestival 2010.

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Video tape digital
Carrier type Digital Betacam (PAL)


Element type Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type MAP


Holdings Posters

Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2
Poster title The Genius and the Boys


Holdings Scripts

Script type Dialoglista
Extent 37 s. + 5 s. för- och eftertext samt musiklista.
Language English


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language English


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