A Brief History of Time
1991 | 80m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Errol Morris |
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| Writer: | Stephen Hawking |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 01, 1991 |
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| Director: | Errol Morris |
| Writer: | Stephen Hawking |
| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, time, black hole, biography, physics, universe, cosmology, oxford university, motor neuron disease, als, cambridge university |
| Production Companies | TBS, NBC, ITV, Triton Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $2,279,692
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Errol Morris | Director |
| John Bailey | Director of Photography |
| Stephen Hawking | Author |
| Philip Glass | Original Music Composer |
| Stefan Czapsky | Director of Photography |
| Randy Thom | Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Effects |
| Michael Riesman | Conductor |
| Christine A. Sacani | Production Coordinator |
| Andrew MacBean | Thanks |
| Ted Bafaloukos | Production Design |
| Brad Fuller | Editor |
| David Lee | Art Direction |
| Kurt Munkasci | Music Producer |
| Lisa Schecter | Associate Editor |
| Charlie Silver | Consulting Editor |
| Eliza Johnston | Assistant Editor |
| Ira Spiegel | Sound Editor |
| Ed Barteski | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Suki Buchman | Music Editor |
| Bob Edwards | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Scott Hollingsworth | Assistant Sound Engineer |
| Nick Heckstall-Smith | First Assistant Director |
| Steve Parker | Focus Puller |
| Bruce White | Sound Mixer |
| Jenny Dyer | Set Dresser, Property Buyer |
| Peter Butler | Grip |
| John Payne | Grip |
| Paul Hedges | Property Master |
| Terry Dunne | Props |
| Rebekah Ingalls | Props |
| Steve Kitchen | Electrician |
| Peter Toley | Electrician |
| Suzie Zamit | Makeup Artist |
| Bob Cox | Construction Manager |
| John Bastin | Carpenter |
| Michael Webb | Carpenter |
| Lee Robert Betts | Painter |
| Alan Pearson | Painter |
| Gene Stone | Thanks |
| Julian Rodd | Associate Editor |
| William A. Anderson | Additional Editing |
| Mary Skinner | Intern |
| Eliza Paley | Sound Editor |
| Julie Lindner | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Angela Dryden | Sound Engineer |
| Dante Desole | Assistant Sound Engineer |
| Philippe Carr-Forster | Camera Operator |
| John Foster | Clapper Loader |
| Bill Geddes | Grip |
| Tony Sankey | Grip |
| Mark Hedges | Props |
| Richard Maris | Props |
| Kevin Bryan | Electrician |
| Bob Olley | Electrician |
| George Webb | Electrician |
| Alan Chesters | Construction Manager |
| Jim Foran | Carpenter |
| Ned Kelly | Carpenter |
| Michael Hersey | Painter |
| Pat Lynch | Painter |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Steven Spielberg | Executive Producer |
| Kathleen Kennedy | Executive Producer |
| David Hickman | Producer |
| Gordon Freedman | Executive Producer |
| Rory Johnston | Executive Producer |
| Colin Ewing | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAG Awards | Best Documentary Feature | N/A | Nominated |
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 8 |
| 2024 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 6 |
| 2024 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 5 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 5 |
| 2024 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 6 |
| 2024 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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