Micro Men (2009)

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. more

Directing:
  • Saul Metzstein

Writing:
  • Tony Saint

Stars:
Release Date: 2009-10-08
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  • Country: GB
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 84

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Martin Freeman
Martin Freema...
Chris Curry
Peter Davison
Peter Davison
Bank manager
Alexander Armstrong
Alexander Arm...
Clive Sinclair
Edward Baker-Duly
Edward Baker-...
Hermann Hauser
Sam Phillips
Sam Phillips
Steve Furber
Derek Riddell
Derek Riddell
Nigel Searle
James Fleet
James Fleet
Kenneth Baker
Theo Barklem-Biggs
Theo Barklem-...
Sinclair journalist
Tim Downie
Tim Downie
Tony Wood Rogers
Colin Michael Carmichael
Colin Michael...
Jim Westwood
Rhona Croker
Rhona Croker
Valerie
Amy Beth Hayes
Amy Beth Haye...
Cynthia
Michael Keating
Michael Keati...
Derek Holley
Jon Glover
Jon Glover
John Radcliffe
Renny Krupinski
Renny Krupins...
Foreman
James Garnon
James Garnon
Acorn Journalist
Rasmus Hardiker
Rasmus Hardik...
Shop Assistant Luke
Sir Clive Sinclair
Sir Clive Sin...
Self (archive footage)
Lord Alan Sugar
Lord Alan Sug...
Self
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