---
title: 'A Brief History of Time (1991)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Errol Morris'
released: '1991-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 80
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-brief-history-of-time-1991'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103882/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Brief History of Time (1991)

1991 · 80 min · Documentary, History · United States


## Synopsis

A Brief History of Time is a 1991 biographical documentary film about the physicist Stephen Hawking, directed by Errol Morris. The title derives from Hawking's bestselling 1988 book A Brief History of Time, but, whereas the book is solely an explanation of cosmology, the film is also a biography of Hawking, featuring interviews with some of his family members and colleagues. The film is scored by frequent Morris collaborator Philip Glass.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Stephen Hawking](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-hawking)
- **Director:** [Errol Morris](https://cinepixo.com/people/errol-morris)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Philip Glass](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-glass)
- **Producer:** [Steven Spielberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-spielberg), [Kathleen Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathleen-kennedy), [David Hickman](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-hickman)
- **Director of Photography:** [John Bailey](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-bailey), [Stefan Czapsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/stefan-czapsky)
- **Editor:** [Brad Fuller](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-fuller-2)

## Cast

- [Stephen Hawking](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-hawking) as self

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