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Micro Men

Micro Men

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Drama
📜 Overview: In 1979 Clive Sinclair, British inventor of the pocket calculator, frustrated by the lack of home investment in his project,the electric car, also opposes former assistant Chris Curry's belief that he can successfully market a micro-chip for a home computer. A parting of the ways sees Curry, in partnership with the Austrian Hermann Hauser and using whizz kid Cambridge students, set up his own, rival firm to Sinclair Radionics, Acorn. Acorn beat Sinclair to a lucrative contract supplying the BBC with machines for a computer series. From here on it is a battle for supremacy to gain the upper hand in the domestic market.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2009-10-08
⌚ Running Time: 84 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.3

Beloved Cast

Alexander Armstrong original image
Clive Sinclair
Alexander Armstrong
Martin Freeman original image
Chris Curry
Martin Freeman
Edward Baker-Duly original image
Hermann Hauser
Edward Baker-Duly
Sam Phillips original image
Steve Furber
Sam Phillips
Peter Davison original image
Bank manager
Peter Davison
Derek Riddell original image
Nigel Searle
Derek Riddell
James Fleet original image
Kenneth Baker
James Fleet
Theo Barklem-Biggs original image
Sinclair journalist
Theo Barklem-Biggs
Tim Downie original image
Tony Wood Rogers
Tim Downie

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