Documentary

A Brief History of Time

1991

80 min

7.2

72.0%

User Score

(121 votes)

This shows physicist Stephen Hawking's life as he deals with the ALS that renders him immobile and unable to speak without the use of a computer. Hawking's friends, family, classmates, and peers are interviewed not only about his theories but the man himself.

DIRECTED BY

Errol Morris

STARRING

Stephen Hawking, Isobel Hawking, Janet Humphrey, Mary Hawking, Basil King

Videos & Trailers

1080p

Trailer

A Brief History of Time - Trailer

Cast

Stephen Hawking

Self

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

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