The Man Who Wanted to Classify the World
2002, English. Directed by Françoise Levie.
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- 1h 0m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 January 2002
- Original title
- L'homme qui voulait classer le monde
- Country
- Belgium
- Written by
- Françoise Levie, Benoît Peeters
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The Man Who Wanted to Classify the World isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 2002. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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The Man Who Wanted to Classify the World (2002) was directed by Françoise Levie and stars Michel Guillou, Manuela Servais.