The Late Great Planet Earth (1979)

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:

Robert Nisbet: If Fascism ever comes to the United States, it'll be called Americanism. And I think that if we are going to have a fascist, totalitarian type of government or ruler in this country, he is going to be someone who exemplifies almost perfectly what we think of as the traditional American character...

Movie Connections:

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

excellent and informative

anyone interested in the word of GOD, and end-time prophecy would find this movie extremely engaging. it takes the viewer through the unknown realm of biblical prophecy. knowing that for most people the, thee's, thou's, and begats make for uninteresting reading. this being the case- a lot of people have not taken the time to really sit down and seriously contemplate the sheer beauty of the bible. I have sat down and engrossed myself in the bible and having done so i can see the unfolding of these events taking place. this movie gave me insight into events in an unparalleled way. the second coming of CHRST is heralded in such a way that only people determined not to see it will walk away unaffected.