Hawking (2013 film)
2013 film directed by Stephen Finnigan
Hawking (also known as Hawking: Brief History of Mine) is a 2013 British 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.
Cast
Interviews are conducted with Jane Wilde Hawking, Kip Thorne, Benedict Cumberbatch, Buzz Aldrin, Richard Branson, members of Hawking's family and colleagues, and several others.
Stephen Hawking as himself (narrating via his Equalizer computerized voice)
Nathan Chapple as Stephen Hawking (young adult)
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
Hawking (2004 film), featuring Benedict Cumberbatch as Hawking
The Theory of Everything (2014 film), starring Eddie Redmayne as Hawking
References
External links
Hawking at IMDb
Hawking at Rotten Tomatoes
Video - Hawking (2013, UK) - Trailer (02:12) on YouTube.
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