A Brief History of Time (1991)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Errol Morris

Writer:

Stephen Hawking (book)

Release Date:

16 October 1992 (Australia)

Genre:

Documentary | Biography

Tagline:

Where did the universe come from? Will time ever come to an end? Which came first, the chicken or the egg?

Plot:

A film about the life and work of the cosmologist, Stephen Hawking, who despite his near total paralysis, is one of the great minds of all time.

Plot Keywords:

Physics | Paralysis | Cosmology | Astronomy | Professor

Awards:

4 wins

Cast

Isobel Hawking	...	Herself - Stephen Hawking's Mother
Stephen Hawking	...	Himself
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 Wheeler	...	Himself - Astrophysicist
Brandon Carter	...	Himself - Astrophysicist
John Taylor	...	Himself - Astrophysicist
Kip Thorne	...	Himself - Research Scientist at Cambridge

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

UK | Japan | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | Finland:S | Germany:6 | Sweden:Btl | USA:G

Filming Locations:

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Company:

Amblin Entertainment

Trivia:

Appearances to the contrary, all interviews were filmed on sets built for the movie.

Quotes:

Stephen Hawking: I wanted to understand how the universe began.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Making of 'A Brief History of Time' (1992) (TV)

2 Stories in 1

A Brief History of Time is not only a documentary on the beginning and the ending of the universal and reality as we know it, this is a story about the man and the genius known as Stephen Hawking. It is his story that reflects the story of time and change throughout the history of the universal. The style of the documentary / editing style of the interviews begin and end with a quick fade to black. Almost like blinking in between segments and interviews, the documentary gives you an odd feeling like this is the view point of Stephen Hawking and not the eye of the camera. The running time is only a little longer than an hour. It is a short story, then again, its subject matter could be talked about for days and days. An interesting and proud story.