Directed by:
Philip MartinScreenplay:
Peter MoffatCinematography:
Julian CourtComposer:
Nicholas HooperCast:
David Tennant, Ben Uttley, Rebecca Hall, Jim Broadbent, Patrick Kennedy, Andy Serkis, Lucy Cohu, Donald Sumpter, Lucy Briers, John Bowe, Eleanor Tomlinson (more)Plots(1)
In the Spring of 1914, with Europe on the brink of war, no one had heard of an obscure German physicist called Albert Einstein. A British astronomer, Arthur Eddington, realised that Einstein's theories could unlock whole new ways of thinking about time and space. Despite the danger of being labelled traitors, the two men began a unique correspondence. An eclipse in Africa provided an opportunity to prove Einstein's theories to the world. Eddington, an unlikely hero, set out on a journey that would change people's perceptions of the universe forever. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![David Tennant](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/249/162249666_280cf9.jpg)
David Tennant
UK
Best movies:
Much Ado About Nothing (2011) (theatrical recording)
Hamlet (2009) (TV movie)
National Theatre Live: Good (2023) (theatrical recording)
Ben Uttley
UK
Best movies:
Einstein and Eddington (2008) (TV movie)
The Magic Flute (2006)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
![Rebecca Hall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/365/160365237_cfc749.jpg)
Rebecca Hall
UK
Best movies:
The Prestige (2006)
Frost/Nixon (2008)
Iron Man 3 (2013)
![Jim Broadbent](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/428/164428575_19c073.png)
Jim Broadbent
UK
Best movies:
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
War and Peace (2016) (series)
![Patrick Kennedy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/359/359188_d3e58f.jpg)
Patrick Kennedy
UK
Best movies:
Atonement (2007)
Munich (2005)
A Good Year (2006)
![Andy Serkis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/141/166141478_972f72.jpg)
Andy Serkis
UK
Best movies:
![Lucy Cohu](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/781/160781265_cccf2b.jpg)
Lucy Cohu
UK
Best movies:
Ripper Street (2012) (series)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
Inspector George Gently (2007) (series)
![Donald Sumpter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/399/161399964_5ebf6b.jpg)
Donald Sumpter
UK
Best movies:
Chernobyl (2019) (series)
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
![Lucy Briers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/500/158500262_5a11d6.jpg)
Lucy Briers
UK
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Wives and Daughters (1999) (series)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
![John Bowe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188121_a7edcf.jpg)
John Bowe
UK
Best movies:
Prime Suspect (1991) (TV movie)
Cranford (2007) (series)
Einstein and Eddington (2008) (TV movie)
![Eleanor Tomlinson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/773/162773918_5c582b.png)
Eleanor Tomlinson
UK
Best movies:
Loving Vincent (2017)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
The Illusionist (2006)
![Anton Lesser](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/218/162218512_e609c4.jpg)
Anton Lesser
UK
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Ripper Street (2012) (series)
Greg Bennett
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Finding Neverland (2004)
![Richard McCabe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/258/166258600_93a8cf.jpg)
Richard McCabe
UK
Best movies:
The Audience (2013) (theatrical recording)
Wallander (2008) (series)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Gyuri Sarossy
UK
Best movies:
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
Einstein and Eddington (2008) (TV movie)
Another Life (2001)
Jo Cameron Brown
Best movies:
Skyfall (2012)
The Singing Detective (1986) (series)
Einstein and Eddington (2008) (TV movie)
Philip Whitchurch
UK
Best movies:
The English Patient (1996)
Sharpe's Siege (1996) (TV movie)
Sharpe's Enemy (1994) (TV movie)