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The Theory of Everything
The Theory of Everything
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2014
2h 3m
7.8(11173 votes)
Drama
Romance

Overview

Once a healthy, active young man, Hawking received an earth-shattering diagnosis at 21 years of age. With Jane fighting tirelessly by his side, Stephen embarks on his most ambitious scientific work, studying the very thing he now has precious little of – time.

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Cast & Crew

48 members
Acting

Eddie Redmayne

Stephen Hawking

Eddie Redmayne
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Felicity Jones

Jane Hawking

Felicity Jones
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Charlie Cox

Jonathan Hellyer Jones

Charlie Cox
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Emily Watson

Beryl Wilde

Emily Watson
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Simon McBurney

Frank Hawking

Simon McBurney
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David Thewlis

Dennis Sciama

David Thewlis
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Maxine Peake

Elaine Mason

Maxine Peake
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Harry Lloyd

Brian

Harry Lloyd
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Tom Prior

Robert Hawking (Age 17)

Tom Prior
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Sophie Perry

Lucy Hawking (Age 14)

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Finlay Wright-Stephens

Timothy Hawking (Age 8)

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Alice Orr-Ewing

Diana King

Alice Orr-Ewing
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Thomas Morrison

Carter

Thomas Morrison
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Michael Marcus

Ellis

Michael Marcus
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Gruffudd Glyn

Rees

Gruffudd Glyn
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Paul Longley

Barman - Rowing Club

Paul Longley
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Guy Oliver-Watts

George Wilde

Guy Oliver-Watts
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Lucy Chappell

Mary Hawking

Lucy Chappell
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Charlotte Hope

Philippa Hawking

Charlotte Hope
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Abigail Cruttenden

Isobel Hawking

Abigail Cruttenden
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Nicholas Gerard-Martin

Physicist #1

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Brett Brown

Physicist #2

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Crew

Anthony Skrimshire

Physicist #3

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Christian McKay

Roger Penrose

Christian McKay
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Adam Godley

Senior Doctor - Cambridge Hospital

Adam Godley
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Nicola Sloane

Bedder

Nicola Sloane
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Lottie Hamilton

Robert Hawking (New Born)

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Enzo Cilenti

Kip Thorne

Enzo Cilenti
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Rufus Taylor

Robert Hawking (Age 2)

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Delilah Sexton

Lucy Hawking (New Born)

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Eileen Davies

Eileen Bond

Eileen Davies
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Simon Chandler

John Taylor

Simon Chandler
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Georg Nikoloff

Khalatnikov

Georg Nikoloff
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Oliver Payne

Robert Hawking (Age 8)

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Raffiella Chapman

Lucy Hawking (Age 6)

Raffiella Chapman
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Sam Houston

Timothy Hawking (Baby)

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Victoria Emslie

Sarah (Geneva Student)

Victoria Emslie
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Frank Lebœuf

Swiss Doctor

Frank Lebœuf
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Will Barton

Technician

Will Barton
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Lucy Challenger

Female Fan

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Nicola Victoria Buck

Cockcroft Guest #2

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Stuart Benson

Cockcroft Guest #3

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Andrew Bridgmont

Cockcroft Guest #5

Andrew Bridgmont
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Jamie Edwards

Cockcroft Guest #4

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Jumaane Brown

Cockcroft Guest #1

Jumaane Brown
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Becky Bush

Undergraduate (uncredited)

Becky Bush
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Jon Wennington

Journalist (uncredited)

Jon Wennington
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Cynthia Garbutt

Journalist (uncredited)

Cynthia Garbutt

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