Hawking (also known as Hawking: Brief History of Mine) is a 2013 biographical documentary film about Stephen Hawking directed by Stephen Finnigan and features Hawking himself, depicting his love life, his struggle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and his later recognition as a world-famous scientist.[1][2]
| Hawking | |
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| Directed by | Stephen Finnigan |
| Written by | Ben Bowie Stephen Finnigan Stephen Hawking |
| Produced by | Ben Bowie Stephen Finnigan David Glover Beth Hoppe Allan Niblo |
| Starring | Stephen Hawking Nathan Chapple Martin King Joe Lovell Tina Lovell Finlay Macrae Tanya O'Regan Arthur Pelling |
| Cinematography | Paul Francis Jenkins |
| Edited by | Tim Lovell |
| Music by | Alex Lee Nick Powell |
| Distributed by | Darlow Smithson Productions, Channel 4, PBS, Vertigo Films |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Cast
editInterviews are conducted with Jane Wilde Hawking, Kip Thorne, Benedict Cumberbatch, Buzz Aldrin, Jim Carrey, Richard Branson, members of Hawking's family and colleagues, and several others.
- Stephen Hawking as himself (narrating via his Equalizer computerized voice)
Hawking in 2008 at George Washington University's Morton Auditorium horning NASA's 50th anniversary. - Martin King as Stephen Hawking (adult)
- Joe Lovell as Stephen Hawking (adult)
- Tina Lovell as Jane Hawking
- Finlay Macrae as Stephen Hawking (teenager)
- Tanya O'Regan as Jane Hawking
- Arthur Pelling as Stephen Hawking (child)
- Walt Woltosz as himself
See also
edit- Hawking (2004 film), featuring Benedict Cumberbatch as Hawking
- The Theory of Everything (2014 film), starring Eddie Redmayne as Hawking