A Brief History of Time
“Where did the universe come from? Will time ever come to an end? Which came first, the chicken or the egg?”
Partly adapted from cosmologist Stephen Hawking's popular book about his theories of the universe, this in-depth documentary also presents Hawking's daily life as he deals with the ALS that renders him virtually immobile and unable to speak without the use of a computer. Hawking's friends, family, former classmates and peers are interviewed about not only his theories but the man himself.
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Cast
19 people
Stephen Hawking
Self
Known for
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs
Isobel Hawking
Self - Stephen Hawking's Mother
Janet Humphrey
Self - Stephen Hawking's Aunt
Mary Hawking
Self - Stephen Hawking's Sister
Basil King
Self - Childhood Friend
Derek Powney
Self - Oxford Classmate
Norman Dix
Robert Berman
Self - Stephen Hawking's Tutor
Gordon Berry
Roger Penrose
Also in
The Art of the Impossible: M.C. Escher and Me
Dennis Sciama
John Archibald Wheeler
Errol Morris Director · Stephen Hawking Author Philip Glass Composer
Worldwide gross $2.3M · United States release August 21, 1992 · Produced in Japan, United Kingdom, United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$2,279,692
Production
TBS
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NBC
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Anglia Television
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Gordon Freedman Productions
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Channel 4 Television
Production
Japan · United Kingdom · United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 25, 1991
Premiere · Los Angeles, CA
United States · August 21, 1992
Limited theatrical · New York City
Australia
October 16, 1992 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 10, 1992 · Theatrical
Finland
February 25, 1994 · Theatrical
France
February 24, 1993 · Theatrical
Germany
February 25, 1993 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 11, 1994 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 27, 1991 · Theatrical
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