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The Theory of Everything

The Theory of Everything

His mind changed our world. Her love changed his.

20147.82h 3m

Overview

The Theory of Everything is the extraordinary story of one of the world’s greatest living minds, the renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde.

Directed by James Marsh
Written by Anthony McCarten, Jane Hawking
Produced by Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten
Box OfficeBudget: $15.0MRevenue: $123.7M

Top Cast

Eddie Redmayne

Eddie Redmayne

Stephen Hawking

Felicity Jones

Felicity Jones

Jane Hawking

Charlie Cox

Charlie Cox

Jonathan Hellyer Jones

Emily Watson

Emily Watson

Beryl Wilde

Simon McBurney

Simon McBurney

Frank Hawking

David Thewlis

David Thewlis

Dennis Sciama

Maxine Peake

Maxine Peake

Elaine Mason

Harry Lloyd

Harry Lloyd

Brian

Tom Prior

Tom Prior

Robert Hawking (Age 17)

S

Sophie Perry

Lucy Hawking (Age 14)

Themes & Keywords

husband wife relationshipbiographybased on true storyphysicistbased on memoir or autobiographyfictional biographymedical dramamotor neuron diseasealscambridge universityinspirationaladmiringcinebiografia

About The Theory of Everything

The Theory of Everything is a drama, romance film released in 2014 exploring themes of husband wife relationship, biography, based on true story, physicist, based on memoir or autobiography, fictional biography. Directed by James Marsh, it stars Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Charlie Cox. The Theory of Everything is the extraordinary story of one of the world’s greatest living minds, the renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde.

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