The Story of Mankind

1957 Feature Film ★ 4.8/10

Released 11/8/1957 (United States)

📖 Storyline

The council of elders of outer space is deliberating on a very important subject: Must mankind be allowed to survive, or is it so esentially evil that it must be destroyed? A devil and an angel act as prosecutor and defense for the human race, and the movie presents in a very interesting way a series of episodes of the human history. What will be the final veredict? Innocent, or Guilty? —Jose Beltran-Escavy <pepe@prince.pe.u-tokyo.ac.jp>The council of elders of outer space is deliberating on a very important subject: Must mankind be allowed to survive, or is it so esentially evil that it must be destroyed? A devil and an angel act as prosecutor and defense for the human race, and the movie presents in a very interesting way a series of episodes of the human history. What will be the final veredict? Innocent, or Guilty? —Jose Beltran-Escavy <pepe@prince.pe.u-tokyo.ac.jp>

🎭 Cast & Crew

Director Irwin Allen

Main Star Ronald Colman, Character: The Spirit of Man

Supporting Hedy Lamarr (as Joan of Arc), Groucho Marx (as Peter Minuit), Harpo Marx (as Sir Isaac Newton), Chico Marx (as Monk), Virginia Mayo (as Cleopatra), Agnes Moorehead (as Queen Elizabeth I), Vincent Price (as Mr. Scratch), Peter Lorre (as Nero), Charles Coburn (as Hippocrates), Cedric Hardwicke (as High Judge), Cesar Romero (as Spanish Envoy), John Carradine (as Pharaoh Khufu), Dennis Hopper (as Napoleon Bonaparte), Marie Wilson (as Marie Antoinette), Helmut Dantine (as Marc Antony), Edward Everett Horton (as Sir Walter Raleigh), Reginald Gardiner (as William Shakespeare)

ℹ️ Details

IMDb Rating 4.8/10 (1,619 votes)

Reviews 45

Release Date 11/8/1957 (United States)

Format Feature Film

Filmed In United States

Country United States

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