
A documentary film based on the life of scientist Steven Hawking. The film explores the intimate life of Steven Hawking through him, his friends and his family, as he goes through school, is diagnosed with a degenerative disease, and discovers revolutionary theories about time, black holes, and the origin of the universe. A visually interesting and at times funny film about a extraordinary life.
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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 |
Director | Errol Morris |
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Writer | Stephen Hawking | |
Producer | Jan Euden, Colin Ewing, Gordon Freedman, David Hickman, Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Seidenberg, Steven Spielberg | |
Musician | Philip Glass | |
Photography | John Bailey, Stefan Czapsky |
Nr Discs | 1 |
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Regions | Region 1 |
Watched | |
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Quantity | 1 |
Index | 1805 |
Added Date | Dec 25, 2015 19:23:47 |
Modified Date | Jun 12, 2022 00:34:19 |
Christmas gift 2015 from Beth
Disc Features
DIRECTOR-APPROVED EDITION:
New, restored 4K digital film transfer, supervised by director of photography John Bailey and approved by director Errol Morris, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
New interview with Morris
New interview with Bailey
PLUS: An essay by critic David Sterritt, a chapter from Stephen Hawking’s 2013 memoir My Brief History (dual-format only), and an excerpt from Hawking’s 1988 book A Brief History of Time (dual-format only)
New cover by Rodrigo Corral