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The Man from Earth (2007)

 -  Drama | Sci-Fi  -  13 November 2007 (USA)
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An impromptu goodbye party for Professor John Oldman becomes a mysterious interrogation after the retiring scholar reveals to his colleagues he never ages and has walked the earth for 14,000 years.

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An impromptu goodbye party for Professor John Oldman becomes a mysterious interrogation after the retiring scholar reveals to his colleagues he never ages and has walked the earth for 14,000 years.

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professor | dialogue driven storyline | single setting | reference to hammurabi | ambulance | See All (134) »

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From one of the acclaimed writers of Star Trek and The Twilight Zone comes a story that transcends both time and space...

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Tony Todd was the first person cast for this movie. See more »

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After Dan questions Dr. Oldman about keeping relics, Dr. Oldman walks out of the house carrying a box, and Sandy follows him also carrying a box. When the camera angle switches to an outside shot, they've changed positions: Sandy comes out first followed by Dr. Oldman. See more »

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[first lines]
Dan: Hey buddy, you don't waste time, do you?
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References Star Trek (1966) See more »

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8 November 2007 | by (at home) – See all my reviews

This is a brilliant tale and a writers triumph over the thirst of hearing a good story! At first i was not sure of what a was to expect from the movie but like the characters i was drawn into the story. As the film goes on it shorter to the end, i don't under stand why it is necessary to write ten lines about the film, i just wanted to say a few words about it. I don't think it will do very well in the cinema because most people don't appreciate a good story for just that. They want to see some action in the film, but this film does not have much of that in the physical sense,but maybe in the intellectual :) grate movie....
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