CinemaOSMovie · 2005 · 1h 40m

Ape to Man

70%(6)IMDbHistoryDocumentary

Scientists from the mid-nineteenth century have searched for the fossil remains of the "missing link" in evolution - the half-man, half-ape that would explain where mankind came from. But over the last century and a half, it has been the idea of what a missing link is that has evolved. The history of this scientific quest - peopled with fanatics, frauds, amateurs, professionals, the lucky, the unlucky, the unfairly neglected and the undeservedly praised - is the subject of this documentary. Reenactments depict scientists making their discoveries and then stretch back hundreds of thousands, even millions, of years to depict the typical lives of our human and human-like ancestors. Interviews with leading scientists fill in the details.

Directed byNic Young

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 40m
Language
EN
Released
December 27, 2005
Studios
Harrington Talents

Featuring

Cast & crew

7 credited
Starring
Edward Herrmann

Edward Herrmann

Narrator

Leslie Aiello

Herself - Head of Graduate Schoo

Joe Caine

Himself - Science & Technology Studies

Kevin Hudson

Mr. Human

Tessa Jubber

Tessa Jubber

Dora Dart

Chris Rogers

Chris Rogers

Svänte Paabo

Thorsten Wedekind

Johann Fuehrott

Creative team
Directed by
Nic Young

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