"Il était une fois... l'homme" (1978) TV series

User Rating:

8.3/10   

Creator:

Albert Barillé

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

April 1978 (France)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Drama | Family | History | War

Plot:

A comprehensive animated survey of the evolution of humanity and the history of predominately Western Civilization.

Plot Keywords:

Evolution | Tribe | Stone Age | Religion | Renaissance

Cast

Annie Balestra	...	Pierette (26 episodes, 1978-1981)
Albert Barillé	...	Narrator (26 episodes, 1978-1981)
Yves Barsacq	...	Le Gros (26 episodes, 1978-1981)
Claude Bertrand	...	Le Teigneux (26 episodes, 1978-1981)
Roger Carel	...	Maestro / ... (26 episodes, 1978-1981)
Patrick Préjean	...	Le Nabot (26 episodes, 1978-1981)

Also Known As:

"Once Upon a Time" (Ireland: English title)
"Once Upon a Time... Man" (International: English title)

Runtime:

Germany:25 min (26 episodes) | Norway:25 min (30 episodes)

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Certification:

Finland:K-3 (DVD) (2005)

Company:

Procidis

Trivia:

The face of Jeremy/Cloragol, the singing bear from a stop-motion animated series produced apparently by the same studio that produced this series, appears as an outline drawing in the opening credits sequence when the fish is transforming into the amphibian and leaving the water.

Movie Connections:

Followed by "Il était une fois... notre terre" (2009)

A huge hit at the time here

This series is a very European one, in the sense that it's unheard of in the States while kids all over the Euro-Asia area probably know the Bach's Toccata and Fugue No. 525 simply as this series tune. In Hebrew it was called "Once Upon A Time" and it reigned in the kids' most loved animated shows for a few good years. This one should be offered to be downloaded in the Internet as it is a helpful tool to study history. Excellent stuff.