In 1992, Errol Morris finished A Brief History of Time, about the life and work of Stephen Hawking, the physicist who is often compared to Einstein and who is paralyzed and has spent much of his life in a wheelchair. In this film adaptation of Hawking's book about the origins of the universe, Morris has woven together graphics, interviews and archival material in a story about both Hawking's life and science. David Ansen in Newsweek has called it, "an elegant, inspirational and mysterious movie. Morris turns abstract ideas into haunting images, and keeps them spinning in the air with the finesse, and playfulness, of a master juggler."

Morris' interviews for the film have been incorporated into a book, A Reader's Companion, published by Bantam Books. The film appeared on many "top ten" lists for 1992, including Time, The Los Angeles Times and The San Francisco Chronicle.

A TRITON PICTURES Release
An ANGLIA TELEVISION/GORDON FREEDMAN Production
In Association with NBC, TOKYO BROADCASTING SYSTEM & CHANNEL 4

Directed by...ERROL MORRIS
Produced by...DAVID HICKMAN
Executive Producer...GORDON FREEDMAN
Director of Photography...JOHN BAILEY
Additional Photography...STEFAN CZAPSKY
Production Designer...TED BAFALOUKOS
Edited by...BRAD FULLER
Original Music Composed by...PHILIP GLASS
Music Produced by...KURT MUNKACSI
Based on the Book by...STEPHEN HAWKING



Awards:
Filmmaker's Award, 1992
- National Society of Film Critics

Grand Jury Prize, 1992
- Sundance Film Festival

Filmmaker's Prize, 1992
- Sundance Film Festival

Best Documentary, 1992
- Seattle International Film Festival