A Brief History of Time

A Brief History of Time

1991
1h 20m
7.2

7.2/10

135 votes • View on IMDb
Documentary

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

Overview

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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Status: Released

Revenue: $2,279,692

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
TBS NBC Anglia Television Gordon Freedman Productions Channel 4 Television
Production Countries
Japan United Kingdom United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

based on novel or book physics biography paralysis time black hole universe cosmology astronomy oxford university motor neuron disease als social & cultural documentary cambridge university science documentary biographical documentary

Quick Facts

Release Date December 27, 1991
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0103882

Cast

Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking

Self

Isobel Hawking
Isobel Hawking

Self - Stephen Hawking's Mother

Janet Humphrey
Janet Humphrey

Self - Stephen Hawking's Aunt

Mary Hawking
Mary Hawking

Self - Stephen Hawking's Sister

Basil King
Basil King

Self - Childhood Friend

Derek Powney
Derek Powney

Self - Oxford Classmate

Norman Dix
Norman Dix

Robert Berman
Robert Berman

Self - Stephen Hawking's Tutor

Gordon Berry
Gordon Berry

Roger Penrose
Roger Penrose

Dennis Sciama
Dennis Sciama

John Archibald Wheeler
John Archibald Wheeler

Key Crew

David Hickman
Producer
Errol Morris
Director
Rory Johnston
Executive Producer
Colin Ewing
Executive Producer
Gordon Freedman
Executive Producer