A Brief History of Time
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1991-10-01
Runtime: 80 mins
Director: Errol Morris
Spoken language: English
Genres: Documentary
Original title: A Brief History of Time
Production Companies: TBS, ITV, NBC, Triton Pictures
Production Countries: Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America
Cast
Stephen Hawking
Isobel Hawking
Janet Humphrey
Mary Hawking
Basil King
Derek Powney
Norman Dix
Robert Berman
Gordon Berry
Roger Penrose
Dennis Sciama
John Archibald Wheeler
Brandon Carter
John R. Taylor
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