The Story of Mankind (1957)
The Story of Mankind (1957)
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Plot.
The devil and the spirit of mankind argue as to whether or not humanity is ultimately good or evil.
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Cast & Crew.
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 / The Devil
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
Nick Cravat
Devil's Apprentice
David Bond
Early Christian
Dani Crayne
Helen of Troy
Richard H. Cutting
Court Attendant
Anthony Dexter
Christopher Columbus
Melinda Marx
Early Christian Child
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 8, 1957
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 40m
Content RatingNR
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This Movie Is About.
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The Story of Mankind is a 1957 American dark fantasy film, loosely based on the nonfiction book The Story of Mankind (1921) by Hendrik Willem van Loon. The film was directed and coproduced by Irwin Allen and released by Warner Bros.
In the film, the fate of humanity is decided in a court of law. The Devil is the prosecutor, and the Spirit of Man acts as the defense lawyer. Historical figures and eras are used as evidence for and against humanity's right to salvation. The judge can not decide due to the fine balance between humanity's good and evil. So humanity is going to continue its struggle with itself.
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