A Brief History of Time (1991)
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- G
- 1h 20min
- Documentary, Biography
- 27 Dec 1991 (UK)
- Movie
A film about the life and work of the cosmologist, Stephen Hawking, who despite his near total paralysis, was one of the great minds of all time.
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Awards:
- 4 wins & 3 nominations.
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Cast
| Isobel Hawking | ... |
Self - Stephen Hawking's Mother
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| Stephen Hawking | ... |
Self
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| Janet Humphrey | ... |
Self - Stephen Hawking's Aunt
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| Mary Hawking | ... |
Self - Stephen Hawking's Sister
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| Basil King | ... |
Self - Hawking Family Neighbor
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| Derek Powney | ... |
Self - Hawking Classmate at Oxford
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Norman Dix | ... |
Self - Hawking Classmate at Oxford
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Robert Berman | ... |
Self - Hawking Tutor at Oxford
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Gordon Berry | ... |
Self - Hawking Classmate at Oxford
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| Roger Penrose | ... |
Self - Professor at Cambridge
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Dennis Sciama | ... |
Self - Professor at Cambridge
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| John Wheeler | ... |
Self - Astrophysicist
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| Brandon Carter | ... |
Self - Astrophysicist
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John Taylor | ... |
Self - Astrophysicist
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| Kip Thorne | ... |
Self - Research Scientist at Cambridge
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| Don Page | ... |
Self - Hawking Student
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Christopher Isham | ... |
Self - Astrophysicist
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Brian Whitt | ... |
Self - Hawking Student
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| Raymond Laflamme | ... |
Self - Hawking Student
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Directed by
| Errol Morris | ||
Written by
| Stephen Hawking | ... | (book) |
Produced by
| Jan Euden | ... | assistant producer |
| Colin Ewing | ... | executive producer: Anglia Television |
| Gordon Freedman | ... | executive producer |
| David Hickman | ... | producer |
| Kathleen Kennedy | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
| Steven Seidenberg | ... | assistant producer |
| Steven Spielberg | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Philip Glass | ||
Cinematography by
| John Bailey | ||
| Stefan Czapsky | ||
Editing by
| Brad Fuller | ||
Editorial Department
| William A. Anderson | ... | additional editor |
| Eliza Johnston | ... | assistant editor |
| Julian Rodd | ... | associate editor |
| Lisa Schechter | ... | associate editor |
| Maura E. Shea | ... | apprentice editor (as Maura Shea) |
| Charlie Silver | ... | consulting editor |
| Mary Skinner | ... | editorial assistant |
| Carolyn Stark | ... | apprentice editor |
Production Design by
| Ted Bafaloukos | ||
Art Direction by
| David Lee | ||
Makeup Department
| Suzie Zamit | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Barney Reisz | ... | production supervisor |
| Paul Sparrow | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Nick Heckstall-Smith | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| John Bastin | ... | carpenter |
| Bobby Betts | ... | painter (as Robert Betts) |
| Alan Chesters | ... | construction manager |
| Bob Cox | ... | construction manager |
| Terry Dunne | ... | props: UK |
| Jenny Dyer | ... | property buyer / set dresser |
| Jim Foran | ... | carpenter |
| Tommy Gray | ... | stagehand |
| Mark Hedges | ... | props: UK |
| Paul Hedges | ... | property master |
| Michael Hersey | ... | painter |
| Rebekah Ingalls | ... | props: USA |
| David Ned Kelly | ... | carpenter (as Ned Kelly) |
| Pat Lynch | ... | painter |
| Richard Maris | ... | props: UK |
| Alan Pearson | ... | painter |
| Brian Webb | ... | stagehand |
| Michael Webb | ... | carpenter |
Sound Department
| Ed Barteski | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Tony Bell | ... | boom operator (as Antony Bell) |
| Bob Edwards | ... | Rerecording Mixer |
| Bradford L. Hohle | ... | consultant: Dolby Stereo |
| Julie Lindner | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Eliza Paley | ... | sound editor |
| Ira Spiegel | ... | sound editor |
| Randy Thom | ... | re-recording mixer / sound effects |
| Bruce White | ... | sound mixer |
Visual Effects by
| Dennis Bartlett | ... | blue screen supervisor |
| John Hughes | ... | cg supervisor: Rhythm & Hues / studio head: Rhythm & Hues |
| Aung Min | ... | digital effects artist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Scott Billups | ... | camera operator |
| Kevin Bryan | ... | electrician |
| Peter Butler | ... | grip |
| Philippe Carr-Forster | ... | camera operator (as Philip Carr-Forster) |
| Steve Davis | ... | rigger |
| Dave Everall | ... | rigger |
| John Foster | ... | clapper loader |
| Bill Geddes | ... | grip |
| Sunil Gupta | ... | still photographer |
| Ian Hills | ... | rigger |
| Ed Joyce | ... | animation camera operator |
| Bill Keenan | ... | rigger |
| Brian Kemp | ... | gaffer |
| Steve Kitchen | ... | electrician |
| Eddie Matthews | ... | electrician |
| Stephen Morley | ... | still photographer: production stills |
| Bob Olley | ... | electrician |
| Steve Parker | ... | focus puller |
| John Payne | ... | grip |
| Tony Sankey | ... | grip |
| Chris Schwarz | ... | still photographer |
| Ed Searles | ... | animation camera operator |
| Peter Toley | ... | electrician |
| George C. Webb | ... | electrician |
| Gary Willis | ... | gaffer |
Music Department
| Suki Buchman | ... | music editor |
| Dante Desole | ... | assistant engineer |
| Angela Dryden | ... | engineer |
| Scott Hollingsworth | ... | assistant engineer |
| Michael Riesman | ... | conductor |
Transportation Department
| Ron Nanson | ... | unit driver (as Ronnie Nanson) |
| John Orsler | ... | driver: props |
| Bill Wright | ... | unit driver |
Additional Crew
| Brook Adams | ... | runner |
| Ted Bafaloukos | ... | master drawings |
| Alex Baxter | ... | radiology advisor |
| Jacob Beckenstein | ... | archive photographs |
| Robert Berman | ... | archive photographs |
| Colin Bevan | ... | publicist |
| David Bulbeck | ... | stand-in: Stephen Hawking |
| Suzanna Bunting | ... | production assistant |
| Sidney Coleman | ... | science advisor |
| Becky Crane | ... | production secretary |
| Donna Davis | ... | research assistant |
| Fiona Eldridge | ... | publicist |
| Buck Ewing | ... | transcriptions |
| Philip Gaze | ... | runner |
| Karen Gordon | ... | production secretary |
| David Hohmann | ... | graphics coordinator |
| Alan John | ... | financial controller |
| Raymond Laflamme | ... | time reverse calculations |
| Lynda Levy | ... | unit publicist (as Linda Levy) |
| Sharon Mansfield | ... | runner |
| David Mason | ... | wheelchair/computer consultant |
| Rachel McCallister | ... | publicist |
| Carolyn Moore | ... | production assistant |
| Rosemary Nicholls | ... | chicken wrangler |
| Don Page | ... | archive photographs |
| Keir Pearson | ... | research assistant |
| Nick Powers | ... | back projection supervisor |
| Ana Ransom | ... | transcriptions |
| Christine A. Sacani | ... | production coordinator: USA |
| David Schisgall | ... | assistant: Errol Morris |
| Paul Sowerbutts | ... | production associate |
| Kip Thorne | ... | archive photographs |
| Walter Woltosz | ... | technical advisor |
| Jonathan Dana | ... | studio executive (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Amblin Entertainment
- Anglia Television
- Channel Four Films
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
- Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS)
Distributors
- Cineplex Odeon Films (1991) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Triton Pictures (1991) (United States) (theatrical)
- Bac Films (1992) (France) (theatrical)
- E.A.T. Medien (1992) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Falcon, a.s. (1992) (Czechoslovakia) (theatrical)
- Finnkino (1992) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Folkets Bio (1992) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Moxienotion (1992) (Indonesia) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Entertainment (1992) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Folkets Bio (1994) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Alliance Video (1998) (Canada) (VHS)
- Cineplex-Odeon Home Video (1993) (Canada) (VHS)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- MCA Home Video (1993) (Canada) (VHS) (distributed by)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (1993) (United States) (VHS)
- The Criterion Collection (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- The Criterion Collection (2014) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Balsmeyer and Everett (visual effects photography)
Other Companies
- Antique Time Machines (courtesy of: antique timepiece)
- Balsmeyer and Everett (motion control)
- Balsmeyer and Everett (title design)
- Cambridge University Press (by permission: "Large Scale Structure of Space-time", Hawking & Ellis)
- Cavalier Transport (construction transport)
- D. H. A. Lighting (back projection slides)
- Hamish Bell Movie Transport (prop transport)
- Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (acknowledgement: Quasar 3C273)
- J & P Timepieces (courtesy of: Rolex Cosmograph watch)
- J.G. Films (negative cutting)
- John G. Wolbach Library (archival material courtesy of)
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (courtesy of: particle explosions)
- Looking Glass Studios (music recording and mixing)
- Modern VideoFilm (post-production facilities) (restoration)
- NASA (acknowledgement: spiral galaxies)
- Oxford University Press (by permission: Bleaney & Bleaney)
- Parker Bros. (courtesy of: "Monopoly" board)
- Pergamon Press (courtesy of: particle explosions)
- Rhythm & Hues Studios (computer animation)
- Rolex (thanks)
- Skywalker Sound (Rerecording at) (uncredited?)
- Skywalker Sound (Sound Effects Recorded at)
- Sotheby's (courtesy of: Maps of the Heavens)
- Sound One Corporation (Rerecording at)
- The ALS Foundation (courtesy of: "Eye Gaze" board)
- The British Library (courtesy of: Maps of the Heavens)
- The Effects House (opticals)
- The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York (courtesy of: Maps of the Heavens)
- The Walt Disney Company (courtesy of: "The Black Hole")
- Words Plus Inc. Livermore, California, USA (Prof. Hawking's computerized communication system)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Unlike the book, this film is really an anecdotal biography of Stephen Hawking. Clips of his lectures, interviews with friends and family and a little physics are thrown together.
Written by Jim Sadur |
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| Taglines | Where did the universe come from? Will time ever come to an end? Which came first, the chicken or the egg? See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Appearances to the contrary, all interviews were filmed on sets built for the movie. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Honeymoon in Vegas/Christopher Columbus: The Discovery/Bob Roberts/Storyville/A Brief History of Time (1992). See more » |
| Quotes |
Stephen Hawking:
I wanted to understand how the universe began. See more » |