The Story of Mankind

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The Story of Mankind is a 1957 fantasy-comedy film that uses a celestial trial to explore key events and figures throughout human history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comedy film
fantasy film
film
basedOn Hendrik Willem van Loon
The Story of Mankind
surface form: The Story of Mankind (book)
castMember Agnes Moorehead
Cesar Julio Romero Jr.
surface form: Cesar Romero

Charles Coburn
Chico Marx
Dennis Hopper
Edward Everett Horton
Groucho Marx
Harpo Marx
Hedy Lamarr
John Carradine
Marie Wilson
Peter Lorre
Reginald Gardiner
Ronald Colman
Vincent Price
cinematography Nicholas Musuraca
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts historical figures
major events in world history
director Irwin Allen
distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
surface form: Warner Bros.
editingBy Roland Gross
featuresCharacter the Devil
surface form: The Devil

The High Judge
The Spirit of Man
filmingTechnique live-action
genre anthology film
comedy film
fantasy film
hasTheme good versus evil
moral responsibility of humanity
musicBy Paul Sawtell
narrativeFocus celestial trial about humanity
key events in human history
moral judgment of mankind
notableFor ensemble cast of famous actors
originalLanguage English
producer Irwin Allen
productionCompany Warner Bros. Pictures
surface form: Warner Bros.
publicationDate 1957
releaseDecade 1950s films
runtime 100 minutes
screenwriter Charles Bennett
Irwin Allen

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Celia Lovsky appearedIn The Story of Mankind
Henry Blanke notableWork The Story of Mankind