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Raffiella Chapman, Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking in a wheelchair, and Oliver Payne IV with a soccer ball in a garden scene from The Theory of Everything (2014). Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything, wearing glasses and holding books while walking through a university courtyard with other students nearby.
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The Theory of Everything

film by Marsh [2014]
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Raffiella Chapman, Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking in a wheelchair, and Oliver Payne IV with a soccer ball in a garden scene from The Theory of Everything (2014).
The Theory of Everything (From left to right) Raffiella Chapman, Eddie Redmayne, and Oliver Payne in The Theory of Everything (2014), directed by James Marsh.

The film The Theory of Everything (2014) is a biographical drama that chronicles the life of theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking. The movie focuses on Hawking's early academic career at Cambridge University, his diagnosis with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and his groundbreaking work on cosmology. It also explores his personal life, including his relationship with his first wife, Jane Wilde, and the challenges they faced due to his illness. Actor Eddie Redmayne won an Academy Award for his portrayal of Hawking.12

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