The Story of Mankind
The Story of Mankind

The Story of Mankind

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1957
1h 40m
4.3(25 votes)
Drama
Fantasy
Science Fiction

Overview

The devil and the spirit of mankind argue as to whether or not humanity is ultimately good or evil.

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Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

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1 video

Cast & Crew

40 members
Acting

Ronald Colman

The Spirit of Man

Ronald Colman
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Hedy Lamarr

Joan of Arc

Hedy Lamarr
Acting

Groucho Marx

Peter Minuit

Groucho Marx
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Harpo Marx

Sir Isaac Newton

Harpo Marx
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Chico Marx

Monk

Chico Marx
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Virginia Mayo

Cleopatra

Virginia Mayo
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Agnes Moorehead

Queen Elizabeth I

Agnes Moorehead
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Vincent Price

Mr. Scratch / The Devil

Vincent Price
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Peter Lorre

Nero

Peter Lorre
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Charles Coburn

Hippocrates

Charles Coburn
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Cedric Hardwicke

High Judge

Cedric Hardwicke
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Cesar Romero

Spanish Envoy

Cesar Romero
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John Carradine

Khufu

John Carradine
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Dennis Hopper

Napoleon Bonaparte

Dennis Hopper
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Marie Wilson

Marie Antoinette

Marie Wilson
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Helmut Dantine

Marc Antony

Helmut Dantine
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Edward Everett Horton

Sir Walter Raleigh

Edward Everett Horton
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Reginald Gardiner

William Shakespeare

Reginald Gardiner
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Marie Windsor

Josephine Bonaparte

Marie Windsor
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George E. Stone

Waiter

George E. Stone
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Cathy O'Donnell

Early Christian Woman

Cathy O'Donnell
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Franklin Pangborn

Marquis de Varennes

Franklin Pangborn
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Melville Cooper

Major Domo

Melville Cooper
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Henry Daniell

Pierre Cauchon - Bishop of Beauvais

Henry Daniell
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Francis X. Bushman

Moses

Francis X. Bushman
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Jim Ameche

Alexander Graham Bell

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Nick Cravat

Devil's Apprentice

Nick Cravat
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David Bond

Early Christian

David Bond
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Dani Crayne

Helen of Troy

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Richard H. Cutting

Court Attendant

Richard H. Cutting
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Anthony Dexter

Christopher Columbus

Anthony Dexter
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Melinda Marx

Early Christian Child

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Don Megowan

Early Man

Don Megowan
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Austin Green

Abraham Lincoln

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Reginald Sheffield

Julius Caesar

Reginald Sheffield
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Bobby Watson

Adolf Hitler

Bobby Watson
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Creighton Hale

Heavenly Judge

Creighton Hale
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Angelo Rossitto

Dwarf in Nero's Court

Angelo Rossitto
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Marvin Miller

Amarna

Marvin Miller
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Ziva Rodann

Egyptian Concubine

Ziva Rodann

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