A Beautiful Mind | Hitchens Virtual Theatre

The true story of prominent mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr. is the subject of this biographical drama from director Ron Howard. Russell Crowe stars as the brilliant but arrogant professor Nash, who seems guaranteed a rosy future in the early '50s after he marries beautiful student Alicia (Jennifer Connelly) and makes a remarkable advancement in the foundations of "game theory," taking him to the brink of international acclaim. When he is recruited by a CIA agent (Ed Harris) to provide assistance to the military with top-secret code-breaking duties, however, the stress of Nash's demanding new covert activities leads to the shattering of his fragile grip on reality, and he becomes a paranoid schizophrenic. Battling decades of illness with the loyal Alicia by his side, Nash is ultimately able to recover his mental health and eventually goes on to triumphantly win the Nobel Prize. Based loosely on the book of the same name by Sylvia Nasar, A Beautiful Mind (2001) co-stars Paul Bettany, Adam Goldberg, Anthony Rapp, Christopher Plummer, and Judd Hirsch. - Karl Williams, AMG.

Synopsis: Academy Award-winning biography about Nobel Prize-winning mathematician John Forbes Nash, whose brilliant intellect was matched only by his disturbed mental state, eventually leading to his institutionalization for paranoid schizophrenia.

Production Year:

2001

Released:

Tue, 06/25/2002

Run Time Minutes:

136

Rating:

PG-13

Genres:

Drama

Genres:

Romance

Trailer:

Format Aspect Ratio:

1.85-Wide Screen

Resolution:

480x720 LowRez

More Information:

HD-2

Audio Language:

English

Audio Format:

Dolby Digital

Audio Channels:

5.1

Actors:

Russell Crowe - John Nash

Actors:

Ed Harris - Parcher

Actors:

Jennifer Connelly - Alicia Nash

Actors:

Christopher Plummer - Dr. Rosen

Actors:

Paul Bettany - Charles

Actors:

Adam Goldberg - Sol

Actors:

Josh Lucas - Hansen

Actors:

Anthony Rapp - Bender

Actors:

Jason Gray-Stanford - Ainsley

Actors:

Judd Hirsch - Helinger

Actors:

Austin Pendleton - Thomas King

Actors:

Vivien Cardone - Marcee

Actors:

Jill Marie Simon - Bar Co-Ed

Actors:

Victor Steinbach - Professor Horner

Actors:

Tanya Clarke - Becky

Actors:

Thomas F. Walsh - Captain

Actors:

Jesse Doran - General

Actors:

Kent Cassella - Analyst

Actors:

Patrick Blindauer - MIT Student

Actors:

John Blaylock - Photographer

Actors:

Roy Thinnes - Governor

Actors:

Anthony Easton - Young Man

Actors:

Cheryl Howard - Harvard Administrator

Actors:

Rance Howard - White-Haired Patient

Actors:

Jane Jenkins - Code-Red Nurse

Actors:

Darius Stone - Adjunct

Actors:

Josh Pais - Princeton Professor

Actors:

Alex Toma - Toby

Actors:

Valentina Cardinalli - Joyce

Actors:

Teagle F. Bougere - Young Professor

Actors:

David B. Allen - John Nash, Jr. (Teenager)

Actors:

Michael Esper - John Nash, Jr. (Young Man)

Actors:

Eva Burkley - Girl at Bar

Actors:

Amy Walz - Blond in Bar

Actors:

Tracey Toomey - Brunette

Actors:

Jennifer Weedon - Brunette

Actors:

Yvonne Thomas - Brunette

Actors:

Holly Pitrago - Brunette

Actors:

Isadore Rosenfeld - Pen Ceremony Professor

Actors:

Tommy Allen - Pen Ceremony Professor

Actors:

Dave Bayer - Pen Ceremony Professor

Actors:

Brian Keith Lewis - Pen Ceremony Professor

Actors:

Tom McNutt - Pen Ceremony Professor

Actors:

Will Dunham - Pen Ceremony Professor

Actors:

Glenn H. Roberts - Pen Ceremony Professor

Actors:

Ed Jupp Jr. - Pen Ceremony Professor

Actors:

Christopher Stockton - Princeton Student

Actors:

Gregory Dress - Princeton Student

Actors:

Carla Occhiogrosso - Princeton Student

Actors:

Matt Samson - Princeton Student

Actors:

Lyena Nomura - Princeton Student

Actors:

Kathleen Fellegara - Insulin Treatment Nurse

Actors:

Betsy Klompus - Insulin Treatment Nurse

Actors:

Stelio Savante - Technician

Actors:

Logan McCall - Technician

Actors:

Bob Broder - Technician

Actors:

Reginald Austin - Max - Pen Ceremony Professor (uncre

Actors:

Lloyd Baskin - Professor

Actors:

James Thomas Bligh - Nobel Prize Attendee

Actors:

Dan Chen - Nobel Prize Ceremony Guest (uncredi

Actors:

Scott Fernstrom - Trent Humphres

Actors:

Gregory Gordon - Student

Actors:

Jason Horton - Neighbor

Actors:

Ron Howard - Man at Gouverners Ball

Actors:

Susan Quigley - Nobel Prize Attendee

Actors:

Glenn Roberts - Professor #4

Actors:

Russell Russo - Paul

Actors:

Ned Stuart - Professor

Actors:

Dave Sweeney - Campus Cop

Actors:

John H. Tobin - Shadow Figure

Actors:

Philippe Vonlanthen - Window Shadow Man