Beginning with a shot of a couple enjoying a picnic, then zooming out incrementally by powers of ten, the film offers a glimpse of everything from the edge of the known universe to the molecules on a person's hand.
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Cast
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| Philip Morrison | ... |
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Directed by
| Charles Eames | ||
| Ray Eames | ||
Music by
| Elmer Bernstein | ||
Cinematography by
| Alex Funke | ... | (uncredited) |
Production Design by
| Charles Eames | ||
| Ray Eames | ||
Visual Effects by
| Alex Funke | ... | special effects designer (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Elmer Bernstein | ... | musician |
Additional Crew
| Don Amundson | ... | representative: Eames Office |
| Dennis Carmichael | ... | representative: Eames Office |
| Cy Didjurgis | ... | representative: Eames Office |
| John Fessler | ... | consultant |
| Alex Funke | ... | representative: Eames Office |
| Owen Gingerich | ... | consultant |
| Kenneth Johnson | ... | consultant |
| Philip Morrison | ... | consultant |
| Sam Passalacqua | ... | representative: Eames Office |
| Jean Paul Revel | ... | consultant |
| Ron Rozzelle | ... | representative: Eames Office |
| Michael Russell | ... | representative: Eames Office |
| Wendy Vanguard | ... | representative: Eames Office |
| Michael Wiener | ... | representative: Eames Office |
Thanks
| Kees Boeke | ... | with much gratitude to |
| Norman Hodgkin | ... | with thanks to |
Production Companies
Distributors
- International Business Machines (IBM) (1977) (World-wide)
- Pyramid Media (1989) (United States) (video)
- Image Entertainment (2000) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Chicago Aerial Survey (thanks)
- Graphic Films (thanks)
- Modern Film Effects (thanks)
- NASA (thanks)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A scientific film essay, narrated by Phil Morrison. A set of pictures of two picnickers in a park, with the area of each frame one-tenth the size of the one before. Starting from a view of the entire known universe, the camera gradually zooms in until we are viewing the subatomic particles on a man's hand.
Written by Jean-Marc Rocher |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Won National Film Registry, National Film Preservation Board, USA 1998. See more » |
| Goofs | The narrator refers to Soldier Field as "Soldiers Field". See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Episode #18.3 (2005). See more » |