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.
- Year: 1991
- Country: Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: TBS, ITV, NBC
- Keyword: based on novel or book, physics, biography, time, black hole, universe, cosmology, oxford university, motor neuron disease, als, cambridge university
- Director: Errol Morris
- Cast: Stephen Hawking, Isobel Hawking, Janet Humphrey, Mary Hawking, Basil King, Derek Powney