The Story of Mankind (1957)

USA, 100 min
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Basic facts

Original title The Story of Mankind
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Dialogue
  • English

Cast

Ronald Colman
Spirit of Man

Hedy Lamarr
Joan of Arc

Groucho Marx
Peter Minuit

Harpo Marx
Isaac Newton

Chico Marx
monk

Virginia Mayo
Cleopatra

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Titles

Original title
  • The Story of Mankind

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Technical Advisor
Script Supervisor
Associate Producer
Conductor
Music Editor
Set Decorator
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Assistant Film Editor

Cast

Ronald Colman Spirit of Man
Hedy Lamarr Joan of Arc
Groucho Marx Peter Minuit
Harpo Marx Isaac Newton
Chico Marx monk
Virginia Mayo Cleopatra
Agnes Moorehead Queen Elizabeth I
Vincent Price Mr. Scratch, also known as The Devil
Peter Lorre Nero
Charles Coburn Hippocrates
Cedric Hardwicke High judge
Cesar Romero spanish envoy
John Carradine Khufu
Dennis Hopper Napoleon Bonaparte
Marie Wilson Marie Antoinette
Helmut Dantine Marc Anthony
Edward Everett Horton Sir Walter Raleigh
Reginald Gardiner William Shakespeare
Marie Windsor Josephine Bonaparte
George E. Stone waiter
Cathy O'Donnell early christian woman
Franklin Pangborn marquis de Varennes
Melville Cooper major domo
Henry Daniell bishop of Beauvais
Francis X. Bushman Moses
Jim Ameche Alexander Graham Bell
David Bond early christian
Nick Cravat Devil's apprentice
Dani Crayne Helen of Troy
Richard H. Cutting (as Richard Cutting) court attendant
Anthony Dexter Christopher Columbus
Toni Gerry wife
Austin Green Abraham Lincoln
Eden Hartford Laughing Water
Alexander Lockwood Promoter
Melinda Marx early christian child
Bart Mattson Cleaopatra's brother
Don Megowan early man
Marvin Miller Armana
Nancy Miller early woman
Leonard Mudie chief inquisitor
Burt Nelson early man
Tudor Owen court clerk of the High Tribunal
Ziva Rodann concubine
Harry Ruby Indian brave
William Schallert earl of Warwick
Reginald Sheffield Julius Caesar
Abraham Sofaer Indian chief
Bobby Watson Adolf Hitler

Companies

Production Company Cambridge Productions Inc.
Copyright Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 1957-11-19 (LP12921)

Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.85:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system RCA Sound System
Colour type Colour
Colour system Technicolor
Carrier type 35 mm
Length in minutes 100 min


Original work

Original title The Story of Mankind (Book)
Author Hendrik Willem Van Loon


Production location

1956-11-12 1956-12

Release dates

First showing 1957-11-08 New York City, New York USA 100 min

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