''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 Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease (MND) or Lou Gehrig's disease, is a neurodegenerative disease that results in the progressive loss of motor neurons that control voluntary muscles. ALS is the most commo ...

and his later recognition as a world-famous scientist.

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Interviews are conducted with

Jane Wilde Hawking Jane Beryl Wilde Hawking Jones (born 29 March 1944) is an English author and teacher. She was married to Stephen Hawking for 30 years. Early life and education Jane was born to George and Beryl Wilde (). She grew up in St Albans, Hertfordshire ...

Kip Thorne Kip Stephen Thorne (born June 1, 1940) is an American theoretical physicist known for his contributions in gravitational physics and astrophysics. A longtime friend and colleague of Stephen Hawking and Carl Sagan, he was the Richard P. F ...

Benedict Cumberbatch Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch (born 19 July 1976) is an English actor. Known for his work on screen and stage, he has received various accolades, including a British Academy Television Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Laurence Oli ...

Buzz Aldrin Buzz Aldrin (; born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.; January 20, 1930) is an American former astronaut, engineer and fighter pilot. He made three spacewalks as pilot of the 1966 Gemini 12 mission. As the Lunar Module ''Eagle'' pilot on the 1969 A ...

Jim Carrey James Eugene Carrey (; born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian and artist. Known for his energetic slapstick performances, Carrey first gained recognition in 1990, after landing a role in the American sketch comedy t ...

Richard Branson Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) is a British billionaire, entrepreneur, and business magnate. In the 1970s he founded the Virgin Group, which today controls more than 400 companies in various fields. Branson expressed ...

, members of Hawking's family and colleagues, and several others. * Stephen Hawking as himself (narrating via his Equalizer computerized voice) * Stephen hawking 2008 nasa

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

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* * * . {{Stephen Hawking 2013 films 2013 documentary films British documentary films Documentary films about people with motor neuron disease Films about paraplegics or quadriplegics Vertigo Films films Stephen Hawking 2010s English-language films 2010s British films

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