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Jeremy Irons Narrator (voice)
Mark McAuley George Boole
David Martin Young George Boole
Emanuele Pelucchi Self
Michael B. Murphy Self
Desmond MacHale Self
Bill Liao Self
Rory McInerney Self
Mark Hocknull Self
Anthony Morse Self
Brad Friedman Self
Geoffrey Hinton Self
Aidan Jordan John Boole
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