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A Brief History of Time
Film / 1991

A Brief History of Time

Directed by Errol Morris
Documentary

★ 7.2/10Audience rating

Partly adapted from cosmologist Stephen Hawking's popular book about his theories of the universe, this in-depth documentary also presents Hawking's daily life as he deals with the ALS that renders him virtually immobile and unable to speak without the use of a computer. Hawking's friends, family, former classmates and peers are interviewed about not only his theories but the man himself.

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Partly adapted from cosmologist Stephen Hawking's popular book about his theories of the universe, this in-depth documentary also presents Hawking's daily life as he deals with the ALS that renders him virtually immobile and unable to speak without the use of a computer. Hawking's friends, family, former classmates and peers are interviewed about not only his theories but the man himself.

Cast

Stephen HawkingSelf Isobel HawkingSelf - Stephen Hawking's Mother Janet HumphreySelf - Stephen Hawking's Aunt Mary HawkingSelf - Stephen Hawking's Sister Basil KingSelf - Childhood Friend Derek PowneySelf - Oxford Classmate Norman Dix Robert BermanSelf - Stephen Hawking's Tutor Gordon Berry Roger Penrose Dennis Sciama John Archibald Wheeler
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Brandon Carter John R. Taylor Kip Thorne Don Page Christopher Isham Brian Whitt Raymond Laflamme

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