History of the World in 2 Hours (2011) (TV)

Director:

Douglas Cohen

Writer:

Douglas Cohen

Genre:

History

Plot Keywords:

Continental Drift | Fire | Permian Extinction | Fibonacci | Fertile Crescent

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Corey Burton	...	Himself - Narrator (voice)
Alex Flippenko	...	Himself, Astrophysicist - Univ. of California - Berkeley
Peter Ward	...	Himself - Paleontologist, Univ. of Washington
Clifford Johnson	...	Himself - Physicist, Univ. of Southern California (as Clifford V. Johnson)
Jonathan Markley	...	Himself - Historian, California State Univ. - Fullerton
Russell Shapiro	...	Himself - Geologist, California State Univ.- Chico
Glen MacDonald	...	Himself - Director, UCLA Institute of the Environment
Jonathan Cohen	...	Himself - Wildlife Biologist, SUNY ESF - Syracuse
Robert Bakker	...	Himself - Paleontologist, Houston Museum of Natural Science
Trevor Valle	...	Himself - Paleontologist, Page Museum - La Brea Tar Pits
Nicole Waguespack	...	Herself - Archaeologist, Univ. of Wyoming
John Shea	...	Himself - Paleoanthropologist, SUNY - Stony Brook
Todd Surovell	...	Himself - Archaeologist, Univ. of Wyoming
Craig Benjamin	...	Himself - Co-Author, Big History: Between Nothing and Everything
Martin K.A. Morgan	...	Himself - Military Historian (as Martin Morgan)
Ardeshir Radpour	...	Persian Cavalry
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Elise Cantu	...	Sumerian Woman
Robert R. Cargill	...	Himself
Sean Carlo	...	Cotton Field Slave
Claire Dodin	...	Sumerian woman
Brian Fertal	...	Conquistador
Abraham Hernandez	...	Persian Cavalry
Kyle Kalama	...	Greek Infantry
Michael Kangaju	...	Early African Male
Bryan Ludens	...	Crusader
Kevin Mehrabi	...	Persian Infantry
Adam Neill	...	King Louis XIV
Jason Nguyen	...	Asian Envoy Horseman
Benny Ou	...	Red Guard
Darryl Perrilloux	...	Sugarcane Field Worker
Zoe Petillo	...	Early African Female
Manuel Questel	...	Persian Cavalry
Michael Teh	...	Fibonacci
Gil Whitley	...	Greek Infantry

Directed by
Douglas Cohen		(as Douglas J. Cohen)

Writing credits
Douglas Cohen		(as Douglas J. Cohen)

Produced by
Paul Cabana	....	executive producer: History
Douglas Cohen	....	executive producer (as Douglas J. Cohen)
Sam Dolan	....	field producer (as Samuel K. Dolan)
Sam Dolan	....	producer (as Samuel K. Dolan)
Joel Franklin	....	coordinating producer
Ryan T. Hurst	....	associate producer
Andy Schlachtenhaufen	....	field producer
Steffen Schlachtenhaufen	....	associate producer
Louis Tarantino	....	executive producer (as Louis C. Tarantino)

Cinematography by
Tom Collins
Andy Schlachtenhaufen
Kenneth Stipe

Film Editing by
Kevin Browne

Art Direction by
Christian Ramirez

Costume Design by
Kathryn Shemanek

Makeup Department
Brian Hicks	....	hair stylist
Brian Hicks	....	makeup artist
Lorraine Martin	....	hair stylist
Lorraine Martin	....	makeup artist
Katharina Ramirez	....	hair stylist
Katharina Ramirez	....	makeup artist
Katharina Ramirez	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Emily Campbell	....	post-production supervisor

Art Department
Steven Banducci	....	art department assistant

Sound Department
Dan Luna	....	post-production mixer
Paul Wustrack	....	field audio
Marcus Yasui	....	field audio

Visual Effects by
Michael Barela	....	3d artist
Tony Castro	....	3d artist
Edith Clara	....	3d artist
Johanna D'Amato	....	visual effects coordinator
Max Gabl	....	matte artist
Lala Ghukasyan	....	lead compositor
Ruben R. Gonzalez	....	3d artist (as Ruben Gonzalez)
Kerry Graham	....	3d artist
Jon Greenhalgh	....	3d artist
Dean Guiliotis	....	compositor
David Hackett	....	3d artist
Sean Kinnear	....	visual effects artist
Richard Kratt	....	compositor
John R. McConnell	....	visual effects department supervisor
Travis Miller	....	3d artist
Victor E. Perez	....	i.t. manager (as Victor Perez)
Michael Ranger	....	lead 3d artist
Eric Reinhard	....	compositor
Steffen Schlachtenhaufen	....	visual effects producer
Nico Sugleris	....	3d artist
Brent Tyler	....	3d supervisor
Norie Varga	....	compositor
Juan Carlos Vargas	....	3d supervisor (as Juan Vargas)
Brandon Webb	....	3d artist
Brandon Webb	....	visual effects technical director
Doug Witsken	....	compositor
Keith Yakouboff	....	3d artist

Stunts
Jason Nguyen	....	stunt performer
Benny Ou	....	stunt performer
Ardeshir Radpour	....	stunt coordinator
Ardeshir Radpour	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Brent Dilger	....	gaffer
Andre Fontanelle	....	additional videography
Richard Garcia	....	camera assistant
Paul Johnson	....	additional videography
Jeff Smith	....	jib operator
Mike Testin	....	additional videography

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Katherine Shemanek	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Rod Decker	....	on-line editor
Chris Hicks	....	avid assistant editor
Heidi Putallaz	....	post-production coordinator
Daylin Zephier	....	avid assistant editor

Other crew
Morgan Anders	....	production assistant
Jared Berezin	....	production assistant
Matthew Campbell	....	utility
Anit Chan	....	controller
Doug Cohen	....	archive stills and footage
Brandy Crawford	....	programming coordinator: History
Randy Halverson	....	archive stills and footage
Kristine Hansen	....	clearance supervisor
Aaron Howell	....	researcher
Dennis Ivarsson	....	production assistant
Eirik Solheim	....	archive stills and footage
Ingmar Sorensen	....	production assistant
John Stark	....	production assistant (as Johnny Stark)
Bill Treadway	....	production assistant
Joe Tucciarone	....	archive stills and footage
Sarah Zaunbrecher	....	production assistant

Thanks
Muriel Altschuler	....	the producers wish to thank
Anthony Ardisone	....	the producers wish to thank
Craig Benjamin	....	the producers wish to thank
Mae Chapman	....	the producers wish to thank
David Christian	....	the producers wish to thank
Jonathan Cohen	....	the producers wish to thank
Michael S. Duncan	....	the producers wish to thank (as Michael Duncan)
Alex Flippenko	....	the producers wish to thank
Debbie Gabel	....	the producers wish to thank
Amy Liu	....	the producers wish to thank
Jonathan Markley	....	the producers wish to thank
Roger Mortensen	....	the producers wish to thank
Sandra Olsen	....	the producers wish to thank
Stephanie Percy	....	the producers wish to thank
Brandy Perdikis	....	the producers wish to thank
Morgan Sanger	....	the producers wish to thank (as Captain Morgan Sanger)
John Shea	....	the producers wish to thank
Phil Spangenberger	....	the producers wish to thank
Quay Terry	....	the producers wish to thank (as GySgt. Quay Terry)
Rene Veluzzat	....	the producers wish to thank

Production Companies

• Flight 33 Productions (as Flight 33 Productions, LLC)
• History Channel (for) (as History)

Distributors

• History Channel (2011) (USA) (TV)
• Divisa Home Video (2012) (Spain) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Crazybridge Studios (titles and visual effects)

Other Companies

• 24 HR Production Catering  the producers wish to thank (as 24 Hour Production Catering)
• A&E Television Networks  archive
• A-List Animals  the producers wish to thank (as A List Animals)
• Absolutely Wild Visuals  archive
• Arnaudville Area Chamber of Commerce  the producers wish to thank
• Artbeats  archive
• Burke Museum  the producers wish to thank
• Buyout Footage  archive
• CNN Image Source  archive
• California State Parks  the producers wish to thank
• Clipcanvas  archive
• Columbus Foundation, The  the producers wish to thank
• Corbis Motion  archive
• Crew of the Nina & Pinta  the producers wish to thank
• Critical Past  archive
• ESA/Hubble  archive
• Extereme Music Library  music by
• Footage Firm  archive
• FootageBank HD  archive
• Ford Images  archive
• Framepool  archive
• Getty Images  archive
• Global HD  archive
• Hotshots Video Productions  the producers wish to thank
• JPL/Caltech  archive (as NASA/JPL-Caltech)
• Kennedy Space Center  archive (as NASA/KSC)
• Kern County Film Commission  the producers wish to thank (as Kern County Film Office)
• Mad Dog Studios  the producers wish to thank
• Mammoth HD  archive
• Mercedes Benz USA  archive (as Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC)
• Pond5  archive
• Rene Veluzat and His Blue Cloud Ranch  the producers wish to thank (as Blue Cloud Movie Ranch)
• Revostock  archive (as RevoStock)
• Santa Barbara Historical Museum  the producers wish to thank
• Shutterstock.com  archive (as Shutterstock)
• Sony Pictures Stock Footage  archive
• State of Louisiana  the producers wish to thank
• StereoBank  archive
• Steve Martin's Working Wildlife  the producers wish to thank
• Tejon Ranch  the producers wish to thank
• Theriot Farm  the producers wish to thank
• US National Archives & Records Administration  archive (as National Archives & Records Administration)
• Volcano Video Productions  archive
• West Coast Water Tenders  the producers wish to thank (as West Coast Water Tender)
• Willow Film Ranch  the producers wish to thank
• iStockphoto  archive

Runtime:

120 min (with commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-PG | Singapore:PG

Company:

Flight 33 Productions

Quotes:

[first lines]
Himself - Narrator:What if we could tell you everything? The entire history of the world. Now, what if we told you we could do it in just 2 hours? We're going to tell the whole story... from the big bang to the present day, how the planet prepared for the rise of man, how the stone age led to the steam engine...