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A Brief History of Time

Name: A Brief History of Time
Director: Errol Morris
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1991-10-01
Cast: Stephen Hawking, Isobel Hawking, Janet Humphrey, Mary Hawking, Basil King

Documentary

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.

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Cast

Stephen HawkingIsobel HawkingJanet HumphreyMary HawkingBasil KingDerek PowneyNorman DixRobert BermanGordon BerryRoger PenroseDennis SciamaJohn Archibald Wheeler

Director

Errol Morris

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