The Story of Mankind
- 1957
- 1h 40m
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4.8/10
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The Devil and the Spirit of Man argue as to whether or not humanity is ultimately good or evil.The Devil and the Spirit of Man argue as to whether or not humanity is ultimately good or evil.The Devil and the Spirit of Man argue as to whether or not humanity is ultimately good or evil.
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- TriviaIrwin Allen managed to assemble his all-star cast by promising them they would only be filming for one day and that they would get paid $25,000 for doing so.
- GoofsThe cheap production values of this film produced anachronisms left and right. Some of the most obvious include: In ancient Greece, the hand of "Plato" is shown writing in cursive with a stylus, but he has no inkwell, and his shirtsleeve (on a toga?) looks more medieval or renaissance. In the next shot, "Aristotle" is surrounded by bubbling glass beakers filled with colored liquids, a la Frankenstein's laboratory. The "Indian" who sells Manhattan sits in front of a Plains tribe tepee and wears a full Western war bonnet.
- ConnectionsEdited from The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
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Time Tunnel Meets Adam West Batman
Oddball movie, where major events in history are looked at from above.
Well it might be the campiest movie ever made (so bad it is good) but this is NOT the worst movie ever made as many have said. But my IMDb review history/bio history reveals a love of Irwin Allen so perhaps I just dish up anything this guy makes?
The Story Of Mankind takes us on a Vincent Price (Egghead in Batman) tour of history and many of the events showcased also turned up in Allen's 30 episode TV series The Time Tunnel (1966-67). But Tunnel took itself all so very seriously...unlike this movie!
Vincent Price, Peter Lorre and Grouch Marx turn out brilliant performances!
The general look of the film is grand and colourful.
I would call the film good fun rather than a classic, but not anywhere near as bad as many have said over the years.
Well it might be the campiest movie ever made (so bad it is good) but this is NOT the worst movie ever made as many have said. But my IMDb review history/bio history reveals a love of Irwin Allen so perhaps I just dish up anything this guy makes?
The Story Of Mankind takes us on a Vincent Price (Egghead in Batman) tour of history and many of the events showcased also turned up in Allen's 30 episode TV series The Time Tunnel (1966-67). But Tunnel took itself all so very seriously...unlike this movie!
Vincent Price, Peter Lorre and Grouch Marx turn out brilliant performances!
The general look of the film is grand and colourful.
I would call the film good fun rather than a classic, but not anywhere near as bad as many have said over the years.
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- StuOz
- Jan 11, 2017
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- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
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- 1.66 : 1
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