Film
A Brief History of Time
1991 · 1h 20m
Documentary
TMDB 7.2 · 132 votes
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.
Cast
Stephen HawkingSelf- Isobel HawkingSelf - Stephen Hawking's Mother
- Janet HumphreySelf - Stephen Hawking's Aunt
- Mary HawkingSelf - Stephen Hawking's Sister
- Basil KingSelf - Childhood Friend
- Derek PowneySelf - Oxford Classmate
- Norman Dix
- Robert BermanSelf - Stephen Hawking's Tutor
- Gordon Berry
Roger Penrose- Dennis Sciama
- John Archibald Wheeler
