The Late Great Planet Earth (1979)

User Rating:

3.6/10   

Directors:

Robert Amram
Rolf Forsberg

Writers:

Robert Amram (writer)
C.C. Carlson (book)

Release Date:

January 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Drama

Tagline:

Heaven and Earth will pass away, but my words shall not pass away. Matt. 24:35

Plot:

Events that are prophesied in the Bible are illustrated to show that civilization is headed for doomsday. |

Plot Keywords:

Bible | Archive Footage | Eschatology | Prophecy | Voice Over Narration

Cast

Orson Welles	...	Himself - Host / Narrator
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Babetta	...	Herself - Witch
Emile Benoit	...	Himself - Economist (as Dr. Emile Benoit)
Norman Borlaug	...	Himself (as Dr. Norman Borlaug)
Tal Brooke	...	Himself - Author of 'Lord of the Air'
Beaumont Bruestle	...	False Prophet
Erin Cameron	...	Herself - Astrologer
Paul Ehrlich	...	Himself - Author of 'The Population Bomb' (as Dr. Paul Ehrlich)
Frank Ferrer
Eric Forsberg	...	Ruth's Son
Sam Gilman
John Gribbin	...	Himself - Author of 'The Jupiter Effect' (as Dr. John Gribbin)
Robert Hackman
Richard Hale
Peter Hamilton	...	Himself - Computer Security Expert
Chaim Herzog	...	Himself - Ambassador (as Maj. Gen. Chaim Herzog)
Adolf Hitler	...	Himself (archive footage)
Abbe Kanter
George Kistiakowski	...	Himself - Atomic Scientist (as Dr. George Kistiakowski)
Hal Lindsey	...	Himself
Maharaji	...	Himself (archive footage) (as Maharaj Ji)
Sun Myung Moon	...	Himself (archive footage) (as Rev. Sun Myung Moon)
Desmond Morris	...	Himself - Author of 'The Naked Ape' (as Dr. Desmond Morris)
Timothy Nicely	...	Leader of the Chase
Robert Nisbet	...	Himself - Sociologist (as Dr. Robert Nisbet)
William Paddock	...	Himself - Author of 'Famine' (as Dr. William Paddock)
Aurelio Peccei	...	Himself (as Dr. Aurelio Peccei)
George Rathgens	...	Himself - Prof. of Political Science (as Dr. George Rathgens)
Judith Roberts	...	Whore of Babylon
Del Russel	...	Jeremiah (as Del Russell)
Joseph Waggoner Jr.	...	Himself - U.S. Congressman (as Hon. Joseph Waggoner Jr.)
George Wald	...	Himself - Scientist (as Dr. George Wald)
Howard Whalen	...	John the Apostle
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi	...	Himself
Elmo Zumwalt	...	Himself - Former Chief of Naval Operations (as Adm. Elmo Zumwalt Ret.)

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:12 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Vasquez Rocks, Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park - 10700 W. Escondido Canyon Rd., Agua Dulce, California, USA

Company:

Amran

Quotes:

Orson Welles: Scientists are now warning us of terrible dangers from outer space in 1982. In that year, Jupiter and all the other planets will be aligned on the same side of the sun.

Movie Connections:

Featured in How American Cinema Changed Hollywood Forever (2003) (V)

Bad documentary

Every generation fully believes it is living in the end times. This has been true for thousands of years now. And movies like this feed on this. How did they get the great Orson Welles to narrate this train wreck? This is a documentary about the biblical prophecies of Armageddon. It tries to link the prophecies as well as it can to what was happening in the times it was made, making it obviously dated and kind of silly.

The reenactments look like they are out of "Unsolved Mysteries" but without the high production values. People should have been embarrassed to take part in this.

In short, the movie is dated, silly, reactionary, and useless. Good if you want a good laugh, but not good enough to actually look for.