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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Wiki.
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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