Why Man Creates (1968)

Director:

Saul Bass

Writers:

Saul Bass (conceived and written by), Mayo Simon (conceived and written by)

Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 win.

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

independent film

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Genres:

Documentary | Animation | Short | Comedy | History

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Company Credits

Production Co:

Saul Bass & Associates

Technical Specs

Runtime:

29 min

Did You Know?

Quotes

Italian Renaissance Painter #1: Eh, whaddayou doing?
Italian Renaissance Painter #2: I'ma paintin' the ceiling. Whaddayou doing?
Italian Renaissance Painter #1: I'ma paintin' the floor!

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Connections

Featured in 60 Minutes: Episode #1.1 (1968)

User Reviews

Mrs. Sweet's 8th Grade English class

That's where I first saw Why Man Creates back in 1975. There was a segment with a traffic light and people crossing a busy street.

The light had four commands: "DON'T WALK", "WALK", "STOP",

and "JUMP", and they stopped in the middle of the street and did jumping jacks. The historical segments were funny. There was

one with monks chanting: "What is the shape of the world?" "Flat!" "What would you do if you go off the edge?" "Fall!" and then there was another one with a man who was so excited he couldn't contain himself. "Hey!" he shouts to his friend who's offscreen. "I invented the zero!" His friend's incredulous. "What?!'" he exclaims. The second man, defeated, says, "Nothing."