Once Upon a Time... Man (1978-1981)
Il était une fois... l'homme (original title)Reference View | Change View
A comprehensive animated survey of the evolution of humanity and the history of predominately Western Civilization.
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Series Cast
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Patrick Préjean | ... |
Le Nabot
(26 episodes, 1978)
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| Roger Carel | ... |
Maestro
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Albert Barillé | ... |
Narrator
(26 episodes, 1978)
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| Yves Barsacq | ... |
Le Gros
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Claude Bertrand | ... |
Le Teigneux
(26 episodes, 1978)
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Annie Balestra | ... |
Pierette
(26 episodes, 1978)
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Pierre Trabaud |
(3 episodes, 1978)
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Jean Roche |
(3 episodes, 1978)
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Henry Djanik |
(3 episodes, 1978)
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Albert Augier |
(3 episodes, 1978)
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Thierry Bourdon |
(3 episodes, 1978)
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Jean Berger |
(3 episodes, 1978)
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Francine Laine |
(3 episodes, 1978)
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Vincent Ropion | ... |
Pierrot
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| Josef Meinrad | ... |
Narrator
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Production Companies
- Procidis
- France 3 (participation)
- Société Radio-Canada (participation)
- RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana (participation)
- Société Suisse de Radiodiffusion et Télévision (SSR) (participation)
- Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF) (participation)
- Belgische Radio en Televisie (BRT) (participation)
- Katholieke Radio Omroep (KRO) (participation)
- Norsk Rikskringkasting (NRK) (participation)
- Sveriges Radio (participation)
- Radio Televisión Española (RTVE) (participation)
- Access Alberta (participation)
- Tatsunoko Production (participation)
Distributors
- France 3 (1978) (France) (tv)
- 3Sat (1993) (Austria) (tv)
- 3sat (1993) (Switzerland) (tv)
- 3sat (1993) (Germany) (tv)
- ARD / ZDF Kinderkanal (KIKA) (1998) (Germany) (tv)
- ARD TV (1993) (Germany) (tv)
- ARD-alpha (2019) (Germany) (tv)
- Aquarius TV (2002) (Greece) (tv)
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (ARD) (1993) (Germany) (tv)
- BR Fernsehen (1989) (West Germany) (tv)
- BR Fernsehen (1991) (Germany) (tv)
- Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) (1989) (West Germany) (tv)
- Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) (1991) (Germany) (tv)
- Das Erste (1993) (Germany) (tv)
- France 3 (1995) (France) (tv)
- France 4 (2014) (France) (tv)
- Gulli (2006) (France) (tv)
- Italia 1 (Italy) (tv)
- Katholieke Radio Omroep (KRO) (1981) (Netherlands) (tv)
- Kika (1998) (Germany) (tv)
- Kinderkanal (KiKA) (1998) (Germany) (tv)
- MDR Fernsehen (1994) (Germany) (tv)
- MagentaTV (2018) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) (1994) (Germany) (tv)
- Monte Carlo Televisión - Canal 4 (1979) (Uruguay) (tv)
- Norsk Rikskringkasting (NRK) (1978) (Norway) (tv)
- ORF 1 (1999) (Austria) (tv)
- ORF Eins (1999) (Austria) (tv)
- Pan Vision Oy (2005) (Finland) (DVD)
- Pan Vision (2006) (Norway) (DVD)
- Planeta DeAgostini (2006) (Spain) (DVD)
- Rai 1 (Italy) (tv)
- SF Norge A/S (2014) (Norway) (DVD)
- SWR Fernsehen (2006) (Germany) (tv)
- SWR (2006) (Germany) (tv)
- Science et vie TV (2018) (France) (tv)
- Studio Hamburg Enterprises (2014) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Südwestfunk (SWF) (1987) (West Germany) (tv)
- Südwestrundfunk (SWR) (2006) (Germany) (tv)
- VL-Media (2021) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Video MPA (1894) (Canada) (VHS)
- WDR Fernsehen (2003) (Germany) (tv)
- West 3 (1991) (Germany) (tv)
- Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) (2003) (Germany) (tv)
- Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) (1980) (West Germany) (tv)
- iTunes (2018) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) (1999) (Austria) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Eclair (sound system)
Storyline
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In this series, the history of humanity and Western Civilization is surveyed. To illustrate this in an entertaining way, a cast of specific characters are recast in each episode as they live their lives in each major historical period of focus. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com) |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The face of Jeremy/Colargol, the singing bear from a stop-motion animated series produced apparently by the same studio that produced this series, appears as an outline drawing in the opening credits sequence when the fish is transforming into the amphibian and leaving the water. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Star Crash 2 (2013). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Tausend Jahre sind ein Tag See more » |