Germany in the early 19th century. "Die Vermessung der Welt" follows the two brilliant and eccentric scientists Alexander von Humboldt and Carl Friedrich Gauss on their life paths.
Florian David Fitz
as Carl Friedrich Gauß
Albrecht Schuch
as Alexander von Humboldt
Vicky Krieps
as Johanna Gauss
Jérémy Kapone
as Aimé Bonpland
Katharina Thalbach
as Mrs. Gauß
David Kross
as Eugen Gauß
Max Giermann
as Military Man
Georg Friedrich
as Slave Trader
Detlev Buck
as Angry Man
Sven Regener
as Natural Scientist I
Leander Haußmann
as Natural Scientist II
Daniel Kehlmann
as Spooky Man
