Ape to Man

Synopsis

Scientists from the mid-nineteenth century have searched for the fossil remains of the "missing link" in evolution - the half-man, half-ape that would explain where mankind came from. But over the last century and a half, it has been the idea of what a missing link is that has evolved. The history of this scientific quest - peopled with fanatics, frauds, amateurs, professionals, the lucky, the unlucky, the unfairly neglected and the undeservedly praised - is the subject of this documentary. Reenactments depict scientists making their discoveries and then stretch back hundreds of thousands, even millions, of years to depict the typical lives of our human and human-like ancestors. Interviews with leading scientists fill in the details.

Main Cast

Edward Herrmann

Narrator

Age : 71 | Popularity : 7%

Leslie Aiello

Herself - Head of Graduate Schoo

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Joe Caine

Himself - Science & Technology Studies

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Kevin Hudson

Mr. Human

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Tessa Jubber

Dora Dart

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Chris Rogers

Svänte Paabo

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Thorsten Wedekind

Johann Fuehrott

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Nic Young
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