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Measuring the World

Die Vermessung der Welt

2012
Germany / Austria
feature film - Drama
119 min.
Location shooting / Berlin story line

Cast

Actor/-ess: David Kross (Eugen Gauß); Vicky Krieps (Johanna); Florian David Fitz (Carl Friedrich Gauß); Karl Markovics (Lehrer Büttner); Jérémy Kapone (Aimé Bonpland); Katharina Thalbach (Mutter Gauß); Max Giermann (Mann vom Militär); Josef Hader; Georg Friedrich (Sklavenhändler); Johannes Zeiler (Gendarmeriekommandant Vogt); Peter Matic (Kant); Anna Unterberger (Minna); Albrecht Schuch; Paulus Manker; Michael Mertens (Herzog); Albrecht Abraham Schuch (Alexander von Humboldt); Aaron Denkel (Alexander von Humboldt (Kind)); Lennart Hänsel (Carl Friedrich Gauß (Kind)); Baldanpurev Sambuu (Lama); Ariunsaikhan Davaakhuu (Übersetzer); Mercedes Jadea Diaz (Johanna (Kind)); Sunnyi Melles (Mutter Humboldt); Nils Dreschke (Hauslehrer Kunth); Paul von Mikulicz (Wilhelm von Humboldt (Kind)); Guntbert Warns (Vater Gauß); Anastasiia Dmitrievna Kyryliuk (Nina); Alex Brendemühl (Pater Zea); Tatiana Merizalde Dobles (Indianerin); Ronald Kukulies (Fleischer); Thomas Loibl (Barbier); Michael Schenk (König von Preußen); Sven Regener (Ein Naturforscher); Leander Haußmann (Ein anderer Naturforscher); Daniel Kehlmann (Der unheimliche Mann); Johannes Zeiler (Gendarmeriekommandant Vogt); Detlev Buck (Wütender Mann)

Direction

Director: Detlev Buck

Assistant director: Christine Rogoll

Writing

Screenplay: Detlev Buck; Daniel Kehlmann; Daniel Nocke

Based on: Daniel Nocke

Script supervisor: Barbara Krieger

Continuity: Maria Wolf; Barbara Krieger

Camera & Light

Director of photography: Sławomir Idziak

Camera operator: Andrzej Cichocki; Andrzej Król

Assistant camera / focus puller: Henryk Jedynak; Claire Jahn; Jennifer Günther

2nd Camera unit: Jana Marsik

Steadicam: Markus Eckert

Still photographer: Anne Wilk

Lighting design: Björn Susen

Lighting technician: Lars Voigtländer; Thomas Thiele; Oliver Kühne; Philip Fleischer

Key grip: Michael Müller; Jan Brun

Art Director: Florian Reichmann

Decor

Set Dresser: Stefan Burischek

Set design: Heike Wolf

Property master: Moritz Heinlin

Stand-by props: Andreas Huschke

Construction manager: Daniel Lange

Storyboard: Ariunsaikhan Davaakhuu

Make-up artist: Monika Fischer-Vorauer; Michaela Oppl; Birger Laube (Spezial-Maske)

Costume design: Thomas Oláh

Production design: Udo Kramer

Cutting & Mixing

Editing: Dirk Grau

Sound: Paul Oberle; David Hilgers; Ludwig Bestehorn

Sound assistant: Oliver Göbel; Hunor Schauschitz

Sound design: Christian Conrad; Doiminik Schleier

Audio mixing: Martin Steyer

Special effects: Tissi Brandhofer

Stunt co-ordinator: Rainer Werner

Casting: Simone Bär; Emrah Ertem

Synchronic-Sound: Clemens Nürnberger

Music

Music: Enis Rotthoff

Production

Producer: Claus Boje; Detlev Buck

Co-Producer: Erich Lackner; Thomas Pridnig; Peter Wirthensohn

Editorial department: Michael André (WDR); Bettina Reitz (ARD Degeto); Bettina Ricklefs (BR); Christian Granderath (NDR); Ulli Herrmann (SWR)

Line producer: Jan Brandt; Martin Rohrbeck; Sonja Schmitt

Location manager: Jan Enderlein

Production coordination: Grit Simbeck

Set location manager: Tom Kretschmar

Motive location manager: Jenny Wätzig

Companies

Production company: Boje Buck Produktion GmbH; Lotus-Film GmbH

in Co-Production: ARD Degeto Film; Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR); Südwestrundfunk (SWR); Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR); Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR); ORF Enterprise GmbH; A Company Filmproduktionsgesellschaft