The Search for Life: The Drake Equation

2010

Action / Documentary

IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 195 195

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Plot summary

Dallas Campbell explores the equation which attempts to calculate the number of planets supporting life in our universe.

Director

Tim Usborne Photo
Tim Usborne

Top cast

Dallas Campbell Photo
Dallas Campbell as Self - Presenter
Frank Drake Photo
Frank Drake as Self - SETI Founder
Jill Tarter Photo
Jill Tarter as Self - Director of the Center for SETI Research
Paul Davies Photo
Paul Davies as Self - Arizona State University
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543.01 MB
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English 2.0
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29.97 fps
12 hr 59 min
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12 hr 59 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by TxMike

Can the predictions of life elsewhere be represented by an equation?

Reviewed by david-klompas 7 / 10

Bringing Drake's numbers to life

While Drake's famous equation is common knowledge among those with any interest in the search for extraterrestrial life, there hasn't been enough focus on why it was an important landmark in the history of humankind. This documentary, commissioned by The Open University and produced by the BBC, goes a long way towards remedying this awkward situation. The equation itself was a vital step towards wider acceptance of the concept of extraterrestrial life among the scientific community. However, telling the story of an equation poses certain challenges which could have led this TV film to be very bland. This was not the case, and the crew do a wonderful job of bringing the history behind the numbers to life with a sense of true excitement.Director Tim Usborne does a fantastic job telling the story of this landmark equation through some incredible directorial work. His presence is never felt too overtly, which gives presenter Dallas Campbell a sense of control over the narrative woven through this documentary. We are thus left with a compelling piece of television that adequately demonstrates why the Drake equation is such an important element of astrobiology.
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