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

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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