A Brief History of Time (film)
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| A Brief History of Time | |
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 A Brief History of Time VHS cover |
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| Directed by | Errol Morris |
| Produced by | David Hickman Executive Producers: Gordon Freedman (executive producer) Colin Ewing (executive producer) Steven Spielberg (executive producer - uncredited) Kathleen Kennedy (executive producer - uncredited) |
| Written by | Stephen Hawking (book) |
| Starring | Stephen Hawking |
| Music by | Philip Glass |
| Cinematography | John Bailey |
| Distributed by | Triton Pictures |
| Release date(s) | October 1991 (Santa Monica, California) August 21, 1992 |
| Running time | 80 min. |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2,279,692 |
A Brief History of Time is a 1991 American documentary film about the physicist Stephen Hawking, directed by Errol Morris.[1] Its title derives from Hawking's bestselling book of the same name, but whereas the book is an explanation of cosmology, the film is a biography of Hawking's life, featuring interviews with family members, colleagues, and his childhood nanny. The music is by Morris's long-time collaborator Philip Glass.
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[edit] Plot
A film about the life and work of the cosmologist, Stephen Hawking.
[edit] Cast
- Stephen Hawking: Himself
- Isobel Hawking: Herself - Stephen Hawking's Mother
- 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 Archibald Wheeler: Himself - Astrophysicist
- Brandon Carter: Himself - Astrophysicist
- John Taylor: Himself - Astrophysicist
- Kip Thorne: Himself - Research Scientist at Cambridge
- Don Page: Himself - Hawking Student
- Christopher Isham: Himself - Astrophysicist
- Brian Whitt: Himself - Hawking Student
- Raymond Laflamme: Himself - Hawking Student
[edit] DVD release
Paramount Pictures has yet to release the film onto DVD, as of June 23, 2010. However, a DVD-R of the film can be bought on the Discovery Channel online store.
[edit] References
- ^ "A Brief History of Time Transcript". ErrolMorris.com. 2009. http://www.errolmorris.com/film/bhot.html. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
[edit] External links
| Preceded by American Dream |
Sundance Grand Jury Prize: Documentary 1992 |
Succeeded by Children of Fate |
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