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A Brief History of Time

“Where did the universe come from? Will time ever come to an end? Which came first, the chicken or the egg?”

19911h 20mDocumentary

Released

December 27, 1991

7.2

TMDB Score

72% match · 135 votes

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About the Movie

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Documentary

Synopsis

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.

DirectorErrol Morris

Released: December 27, 1991
Runtime: 1h 20m
Status: Released
Original language: English
Box office: $2.3M
Studios: TBS, NBC, Anglia Television

Top Billed Cast

Stephen Hawking

Self

IH

Isobel Hawking

Self - Stephen Hawking's Mother

JH

Janet Humphrey

Self - Stephen Hawking's Aunt

MH

Mary Hawking

Self - Stephen Hawking's Sister

BK

Basil King

Self - Childhood Friend

DP

Derek Powney

Self - Oxford Classmate

ND

Norman Dix

RB

Robert Berman

Self - Stephen Hawking's Tutor

GB

Gordon Berry

Roger Penrose

DS

Dennis Sciama

JA

John Archibald Wheeler

BC

Brandon Carter

JR

John R. Taylor

Kip Thorne

DP

Don Page

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