''Measuring the World'' (german: Die Vermessung der Welt) is a 2012 German / Austrian 3D film based on the eponymous novel by

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Carl Friedrich Gauß Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (; german: Gauß ; la, Carolus Fridericus Gauss; 30 April 177723 February 1855) was a German mathematician and physicist who made significant contributions to many fields in mathematics and science. Sometimes refer ...

Albrecht Schuch Albrecht Abraham Schuch (born 21 August 1985) is a German actor. He is the recipient of several accolades, including three German Film Awards, a Bavarian Film Award, and a German Television Award. He has been nominated for a British Academy Fi ...

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as Johanna Gauß *

Katharina Thalbach Katharina Thalbach (; actually ''Katharina Joachim genannt Thalbach''; born 19 January 1954) is a German actress and stage director. She played theatre at the Berliner Ensemble and at the Volksbühne Berlin, and was actress in the film ''The T ...

as Dorothea Gauß (mother) * as Gerhard Dietrich Gauß (father) *

David Kross David Kross (born 4 July 1990) is a German actor. He began his career at a young age with a small role in the 2002 film ''Hilfe, ich bin ein Junge'' and worked sporadically, mainly focusing on his school work. In 2008, he won the starring role o ...

as Eugen Gauß (son) *

Sunnyi Melles Sunnyi Melles (born 7 October 1958 in Luxembourg, Luxembourg) is a Hungarian / Swiss actress active in Germany and Austria. Biography She is the only daughter of Austrian orchestral conductor Carl Melles and Hungarian noblewoman Judith von R ...

as Marie Elizabeth von Humboldt (mother) *

Karl Markovics Karl Markovics is an Austrian actor and film director. He was born in Vienna, Austria. Biography Markovics' mother worked as a clerk and his father was a bus driver. Markovics did not want to go into a professional career but wanted to become a ...

as Lehrer Büttner

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* * 2010s biographical films 2010s adventure films Austrian biographical films Austrian adventure films German biographical films German adventure films Films directed by Detlev Buck Films based on German novels German 3D films Films set in the 18th century Films set in the 19th century Films set in South America Age of Discovery films Biographical films about mathematicians Biographical films about scientists 2010s German films {{2010s-Germany-film-stub