Summary
The Story of Mankind is an American fantasy film first released in 1957,
directed by Irwin Allen.
The film is based on a novel by Henrik Van Loon and stars Ronald Colman, Hedy Lamarr, Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx and Chico Marx.
Our overall rating for this film is: mediocre.
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Credits
- Director: Irwin Allen
- Script: Irwin Allen, Charles Bennett, Henrik Van Loon (novel)
- Photo: Nicholas Musuraca
- Music: Paul Sawtell
- Cast: Ronald Colman (The Spirit of Man), Hedy Lamarr (Joan of Arc), Groucho Marx (Peter Minuit), Harpo Marx (Sir Isaac Newton), Chico Marx (Monk), Virginia Mayo (Cleopatra), Agnes Moorehead (Queen Elizabeth I), Vincent Price (Mr. Scratch), Peter Lorre (Nero), Charles Coburn (Hippocrates), Cedric Hardwicke (High Judge), Cesar Romero (Spanish Envoy), John Carradine (Khufu), Dennis Hopper (Napoleon Bonaparte), Marie Wilson (Marie Antoinette), Helmut Dantine (Marc Antony), Edward Everett Horton (Sir Walter Raleigh), Reginald Gardiner (William Shakespeare), Marie Windsor (Josephine Bonaparte), George E. Stone (Waiter), Cathy O’Donnell (Early Christian Woman), Franklin Pangborn (Marquis de Varennes), Melville Cooper (Major Domo), Henry Daniell (Pierre Cauchon – Bishop of Beauvais), Francis X. Bushman (Moses), Jim Ameche (Alexander Graham Bell), David Bond (Early Christian), Nick Cravat (Devil’s Apprentice), Dani Crayne (Helen of Troy), Richard H. Cutting (Court Attendant), Anthony Dexter (Christopher Columbus), Toni Gerry (Wife), Austin Green (Abraham Lincoln), Eden Hartford (Laughing Water), Alexander Lockwood (Promoter), Melinda Marx (Early Christian Child), Bart Mattson (Cleopatra’s Brother), Don Megowan (Early Man), Marvin Miller (Armana), Nancy Miller (Early Woman), Leonard Mudie (Chief Inquisitor), Burt Nelson (Second Early Man), Tudor Owen (High Tribunal Clerk), Ziva Rodann (Egyptian Concubine), Harry Ruby (Indian Brave), William Schallert (Earl of Warwick), Reginald Sheffield (Julius Caesar), Abraham Sofaer (Indian Chief), Bobby Watson (Adolf Hitler), Sam Harris (Nobleman in Queen Elizabeth’s Court), Angelo Rossitto (Dwarf in Nero’s Court), Paul Zastupnevich (The Devil’s Assistant)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 100 min
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