A Brief History of Time (1991)

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80 min - Documentary | Biography - 16 October 1992 (Australia)

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A film about the life and work of the cosmologist, Stephen Hawking, who despite his near total paralysis, is one of the great minds of all time.

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Unlike the book, this film is really an anecdotal biography of Stephen Hawking. Clips of his lectures, interviews with friends and family and a little physics are thrown together. Written by Jim Sadur <jsadur@keyflux.com>

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

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Documentary | Biography

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English

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16 October 1992 (Australia) See more »

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Ajan lyhyt historia See more »

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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK See more »

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$2,279,692 (USA)

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Amblin Entertainment, Anglia Television, Channel Four Films See more »

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80 min

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Dolby

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Black and White | Color (Eastmancolor)

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1.85 : 1

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Appearances to the contrary, all interviews were filmed on sets built for the movie. See more »

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Stephen Hawking: I wanted to understand how the universe began.
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Cast overview, first billed only:
	Isobel Hawking	...	Herself - Stephen Hawking's Mother
	Stephen Hawking	...	Himself
	Janet Humphrey	...	Herself - Stephen Hawking's Aunt
	Mary Hawking	...	Herself - Stephen Hawking's Sister
	Basil King	...	Himself - Hawking Family Neighbor
	Derek Powney	...	Himself - Hawking Classmate at Oxford
	Norman Dix	...	Himself - Hawking Classmate at Oxford
	Robert Berman	...	Himself - Hawking Tutor at Oxford
	Gordon Berry	...	Himself - Hawking Classmate at Oxford
	Roger Penrose	...	Himself - Professor at Cambridge
	Dennis Sciama	...	Himself - Professor at Cambridge
	John Wheeler	...	Himself - Astrophysicist
	Brandon Carter	...	Himself - Astrophysicist
	John Taylor	...	Himself - Astrophysicist
	Kip Thorne	...	Himself - Research Scientist at Cambridge