A Brief History of Time
A Brief History of Time

Movie·1991·1h 20m

A Brief History of Time

Directed By

Errol Morris

Country

Japan

Language

English

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The Story

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.

Producer

David Hickman, Rory Johnston

Cinematography

John Bailey

Music

Philip Glass

Editor

Brad Fuller

Themes

based on novel or bookphysicsbiographytimeblack holeuniversecosmologyoxford universitymotor neuron diseasealscambridge university

Production House

TBS
ITV
NBC
Triton Pictures

Audience Score

72%

126 votes

Skip9%
Timepass21%
Go for it38%
Perfection32%

Where to watch

Region: US

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Cast

Stephen Hawking

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

Roger Penrose

Dennis Sciama

John Archibald Wheeler

Brandon Carter

John R. Taylor

Kip Thorne

Kip Thorne

Don Page

Christopher Isham

Brian Whitt

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Crew

Errol Morris

Errol Morris

Director

David Hickman

Producer

John Bailey

John Bailey

Director of Photography

Rory Johnston

Executive Producer

Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

Executive Producer

Philip Glass

Philip Glass

Original Music Composer

Stefan Czapsky

Stefan Czapsky

Director of Photography

Brad Fuller

Editor

Kathleen Kennedy

Kathleen Kennedy

Executive Producer

Gordon Freedman

Executive Producer

Colin Ewing

Executive Producer

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