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A Brief History of Time
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.
Top Billed 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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