The Genius and the Boys

Directed by Bosse Lindquist
2009    89m
Documentary, Biography, TV Movie
7.5
"The Genius and the Boys" explores the dual legacy of Nobel laureate Carleton Gajdusek, whose groundbreaking anthropological work contrasts sharply with his dark personal life. As he adopted dozens of boys, allegations of abuse surfaced, revealing a shocking truth.
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Cast of The Genius and the Boys
  • Michael AlpersHimself - Professor of Medicine - Expert on Kuru
  • Warwick AndersonProfessor in Medical Anthropology
  • Sena AnuaMedical Reporter - PNGIMR
  • Carleton GajdusekHimself - Virologist - Anthropologist - Linguist - Author - etc
  • Robert GajdusekBrother
  • Robert GalloHimself - Director, Institute of Human Virology and Co-discoverer HIV
  • Oliver SacksHimself - Professor of Neurology and Author
  • Lovisa MbagintaoSecretary
  • Benoît B. MandelbrotHimself - Former Professor of Mathematics - Yale and Princeton (as Benoit Mandelbrot)
 
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