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A Brief History of Time

Release Date:October 1, 1991

Running Time:80 min

Genres:Documentary

Director

Cast

Stephen Hawking Isobel Hawking Janet Humphrey Mary Hawking Basil King Derek Powney Norman Dix Robert Berman Gordon Berry Roger Penrose Dennis Sciama John Archibald Wheeler

Top billed cast (via TMDB).

Synopsis

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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