Summary
An African narrator tells the story of earth history, the birth of the universe and evolution of life. Beautiful imagery makes this movie documentary complete.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Kids
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 74Audiences 71GoodWatch 62
Metascore74
IMDb7.1
Letterboxd · 385 ratings3.5/5
Running time
1 h 17 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 documentaries, −19 min on the typical 96
typical 9677Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 23 countries, rent or buy in 24 more
+13Released
2004
September 26, 2004
22 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchMade in
France
Italy
Directing · 2
- Claude Nuridsany Director, Author, Director of Photography
- Marie Pérennou Director, Author, Director of Photography
Production · 2
- Christine Gozlan Executive Producer
- Alain Sarde Producer
Camera · 3
- William Lubtchansky Director of Photography
- Patrice Aubertel Director of Photography
- Cyril Tricot Director of Photography
Editing · 3
- Pauline Casalis Editor
- Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte Editor
- Pauline Casalis Assistant Editor
Sound · 4
- Bruno Coulais Original Music Composer
- Laurent Quaglio Sound Designer
- Gérard Lamps Sound
- Bruno Charier Sound
Art · 1
- Jean-Baptiste Poirot Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Ester Marty Kouyaté Costume Design
Visual Effects · 1
- François Vagnon Visual Effects Supervisor
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