A Brief History of Time
Ratings
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.
Production
TBS, ITV, NBC, Triton Pictures
Language
EN
Status
Released
Release Date
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Stephen Hawking
Self
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
Dennis Sciama
John Archibald Wheeler
Brandon Carter
John R. Taylor
Kip Thorne
Don Page
Christopher Isham
Brian Whitt
Raymond Laflamme
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