Einstein and Eddington

Set against the turmoil of World War I, Einstein and Eddington follows Albert Einstein as he fights intellectual isolation in Germany while developing his radical theory of general relativity. Across the English Channel, the Quaker scientist Sir Arthur Eddington struggles with his own pacifist convictions and the insular nationalism of British academia, ultimately becoming the first to grasp and champion Einstein’s ideas. The film traces their parallel journeys—Einstein’s mathematical breakthroughs and Eddington’s determination to test them—illuminating how science, courage, and conscience intersected at a fraught moment in history.

Their collaboration culminates in the famous 1919 solar eclipse expedition, a dramatic scientific gamble that would either validate a new understanding of the universe or expose it as folly. Through quiet personal moments and public controversy, the movie humanizes both men, showing how friendship and intellectual honesty can transcend politics and prejudice. With thoughtful performances and historical detail, Einstein and Eddington celebrates the power of ideas to change how humanity sees itself.