Hawking
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The story of Professor Stephen Hawking's early years. It is 1963, and our young cosmologist celebrates his 21st birthday. At the party is a new friend, Jane Wilde - there is a strong attraction between the two. Jane is intrigued by Stephen's talk of stars and the Universe. But she realises that there is something very wrong when Stephen suddenly finds that he is unable to stand up.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2004-12-10
Runtime: 90 mins
Director: Philip Martin
Writer: Peter Moffat
Spoken language: English
Genres: Drama, TV Movie
Original title: Hawking
Production Companies: BBC
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Cast
Benedict Cumberbatch
Peter Firth
Tom Ward
Lisa Dillon
John Sessions
Phoebe Nicholls
Michael Brandon
Tom Hodgkins
Alice Eve
Adam Godley
Matthew Marsh
Anastasia Hille
Christian Rubeck
Bertie Carvel
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