Nonfiction
Blu-ray
DVD
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
[Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, 2014
EDITION
DESCRIPTION
2 videodiscs (84 min.) : Blu-ray, DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (31 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 18 cm.)
ISBN/ISSN
LANGUAGE
SERIES
Criterion collection #699
NOTES
Based on the book by Stephen Hawking
Errol Morris (The Fog of War) turns his camera on one of the most fascinating men in the world: the pioneering astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, afflicted by a debilitating motor neuron disease that has left him without a voice or the use of his limbs. An adroitly crafted tale of personal adversity, professional triumph, and cosmological inquiry, Morris's documentary examines the way the collapse of Hawking's body has been accompanied by the untrammeled broadening of his imagination
Originally released as a motion picture in 1991
Special features: Errol Morris (interview with the director); John Bailey (interview with the cinematographer). Booklet featuring an essay by critic David Sterritt, a chapter from Stephen Hawking's 2013 memoir My Brief History, and an excerpt from Hawking's 1988 book A Brief History of Time
Original music composed by Philip Glass ; music produced by Kurt Munkacsi ; editor, Brad Fuller ; production designer, Ted Bafaloukos ; director of photography, John Bailey
Featuring: Stephen Hawking, Isobel Hawking, Janet Humphrey, Mary Hawking, Basil King, Derek Powney, Norman Dix, Robert Berman, Gordon Berry, Roger Penrose, Dennis Sciama, John Wheeler, Brandon Carter, John Taylor, Kip Thorne, Don Page, Christopher Isham, Brian Whitt, Raymond Laflamme
Rating: G
Blu-ray; region A; widescreen (2.39:1) presentation; DTS-HD Master audio ; requires Blu-ray player
DVD: NTSC, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1), Dolby Digital 5.1 surround