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The Spirit of Man
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The Story of Mankind is a 1957 American dark fantasy film, loosely based on the nonfiction book The Story of Mankind (1921) by Hendrik Willem van Loon. The film was directed and coproduced by Irwin Allen and released by Warner Bros. In the film, the fate of humanity is decided in a court of law.
The Story of Mankind: Directed by Irwin Allen. With Ronald Colman, Hedy Lamarr, Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx. The Devil and the Spirit of Man argue as to whether or not humanity is ultimately good or evil.
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- Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
- Irwin Allen
- 1957-11-08
Written for Van Loon's children, The Story of Mankind tells in brief chapters the history of Western civilization, beginning with primitive man, covering the development of writing, art, and architecture, the rise of major religions, and the formation of the modern nation-state.
- Hendrik Willem van Loon
- 1921
Jan 25, 2013 · THE STORY OF MANKIND HIGH Up in the North in the land called Svithjod, there stands a rock. It is a hundred miles high and a hundred miles wide. Once every thousand years a little bird comes to this rock to sharpen its beak. When the rock has thus been worn away, then a single day of eternity will have gone by.
The Story of Mankind (1957) was an ambitious project by producer/director/writer Irwin Allen; a fantasy film about an alien tribunal who review the history of humanity as they decide whether or not to intervene when scientists on Earth create a super-bomb and are likely to detonate it. Loosely based on the 1921 best-seller of the same name by ...
- Irwin Allen, Jack Mcedward, Joseph Don Page
- Ronald Colman
The Story of Mankind (1957) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
With man's invention of the 'Super H-Bomb', an other-worldly court sits in judgment as to whether mankind should be saved from itself or simply be destroyed by its own hand. Representing the argument in favor of destruction is Mr. Scratch, the Devil, while man is represented by the Spirit of Man.
