A Brief History of Time

This biographical documentary traces physicist Stephen Hawking's life as he confronts ALS, a condition that confines him to a wheelchair and leaves him unable to speak without computer-assisted communication. Through candid interviews with Hawking's friends, family, classmates, and peers, the film examines not only his groundbreaking theories but the man behind them.

Director(s)

Errol Morris

Nick Heckstall-Smith

Cast & Crew

Stephen Hawking

Self

Errol Morris

Nick Heckstall-Smith

Isobel Hawking

Self - Stephen Hawking's Mother

Janet Humphrey

Self - Stephen Hawking's Aunt

Mary Hawking

Self - Stephen Hawking's Sister

Basil King

Self - Childhood Friend

Derek Powney

Self - Oxford Classmate

Norman Dix

Robert Berman

Self - Stephen Hawking's Tutor

Gordon Berry

Roger Penrose

Dennis Sciama

John Archibald Wheeler

Brandon Carter

John R. Taylor

Kip Thorne

Don Page

Christopher Isham

Brian Whitt

Raymond Laflamme

Details

GenresDocumentary

Runtime1h 20 mins

Released on01 Oct 1991

Languageen

Produced InJapan

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