Hawking (2004)
- Directed by
- Philip Martin
- Genre
- drama film, biographical film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- 0
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 160 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This biographical drama follows the early years of physicist Stephen Hawking as a PhD student at Cambridge. It shows his work on the beginning of the universe and his difficult diagnosis of motor neurone disease. Benedict Cumberbatch plays Hawking in the lead role.
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What happens
Hawking is a 2004 biographical drama television film directed by Philip Martin and written by Peter Moffat. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, it chronicles Stephen Hawking's early years as a PhD student at the University of Cambridge, following his search for the beginning of time, and his struggle against motor neurone disease. It premiered in the UK in April 2004. The film received positive reviews, with critics particularly lauding Cumberbatch's performance as Hawking. It received two British Academy Television Awards nominations: Best Single Drama and Best Actor (Cumberbatch). Cumberbatch won the Golden Nymph for Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Film or Miniseries. Cumberbatch's portrayal of Hawking was the first portrayal of the physicist on screen not by himself. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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