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Stephen Hawking and The Theory of Everything

Stephen Hawking and The Theory of Everything

A mind-expanding view of the big picture

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Documentary

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Twenty years after A Brief History of Time flummoxed the world with its big numbers and black holes, its author, Stephen Hawking, concedes that the "ultimate theory" he'd believed to be imminent - which would conclusively explain the origins of life, the universe and everything - remains frustratingly elusive. Yet despite his failing health and the seeming impossibility of the task, Hawking is still devoted to his work; an extraordinary drive that's captured here in fleeting interview snippets and footage of the scientist sharing a microwave dinner with some fawning PhD students. Though the pop-science tutorials that dapple the first of this two-part biography are winningly perky, Hawking, alas, remains as tricky to fathom as his boggling quantum whatnots

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

7.6/10

Release Date

24 March 2009

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking

Himself

Roger Penrose

Roger Penrose

Himself

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