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L'odyssée de l'espèce ()

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Documentary presenting the evolution of first species that eventually became humans. It shows how their lives could look like, along with evolutions of certain animals they met on their way.
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Narrator - Spanish Version (voice)
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Natalie Gagnon ...
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Raphael Lajeunesse ...
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Gilbert Laplante ...
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Johanne Léveillé ...
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Directed by

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Jacques Malaterre
Javier G. Salanova

Written by

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Yves Coppens ... ()
 
Jacques Dubuisson ... (scenario & dialogue)
 
Michel Fessler ... (scenario)
 
Fred Fougea ... (narration written by) (as Frederic Fougea)
 
Jacques Malaterre ... (adaptation)

Produced by

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Ramon Colom ... executive producer
Juan Carlos de la Hoz ... executive producer
Marlow De Mardt ... producer: South Africa
Barthelemy Fougea ... executive producer
Charles Gazelle ... producer
Christian Gerin ... producer
Brigid Olen ... producer: South Africa
Alba Pineda ... producer

Music by

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Yvan Cassar

Cinematography by

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Martial Barrault ... director of photography

Editing by

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Jacques Malaterre
Bob Rayers

Editorial Department

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Nerissa Black ... post-production facilities coordinator
Cédric Lépée ... assistant editor
Miguel López ... editor: Spanish version
Sophie Pochon ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Christa Schamberger

Art Direction by

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Victor Botha ... (as Vic Botha)
Adrien Morot

Makeup Department

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Patrick Baxter ... prosthetic technician
Serge Lavigueur ... lab technician
Adrien Morot ... makeup department head
Debra Nicoll ... special makeup effects artist (as Debra Nichol)
Graham Press ... special makeup effects artist
Sean Sansom ... prosthetics technician (as Sean Samson)
Ryan Storm ... special makeup effects artist
George Tucci ... special makeup effects artist

Production Management

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Picca de Bruin ... production manager
Duncan Douglas ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Alexa Mestachvili ... second assistant director
Frédéric Roullier-Gall ... first assistant director
Cathy Poole ... second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Vincent Coperet ... storyboard artist

Sound Department

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Luc Boudrias ... re-recording mixer
Guillaume Boursier ... sound designer
Sébastien Bédard ... sound editor
Nicolas Dallaire ... foley recordist
Anneline De Kock ... boom operator (as Anneline de Kock)
Eric Grattepain ... foley artist
Philippe Mercier ... sound mixer
Bruno Ruffolo ... adr recordist

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Sebastien Gombeaud-Saintonge ... flame artist: Mac Guff Ligne, Paris
Laurent Helmlinger ... motion editor
Stéphanie Machuret ... visual effects supervisor: Macguff Ligne
Antonin Seydoux ... compositor
Philippe Sonrier ... visual effects supervisor
Eric Vidal ... compositor
Vincent Wauters ... digital artist

Camera and Electrical Department

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Gerard Botha ... camera focus: second unit
Houston Hadden ... second assistant camera
Serge Ladouceur ... additional photography
Elliot Sewape ... gaffer
Anton Wehmeyer ... first assistant camera (as Anton Weymer)
Zaan Wienand ... key grip (as Zann Wienand)

Animation Department

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Vayssettes Frank ... motion capture operator

Casting Department

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Debbie Stanley ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Ellen du Toit ... assistant costumer
Ruy Filipe ... costumier
Naomi Williams ... assistant costumer

Music Department

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Benjamin Caillaud ... music editor
Stéphane Reichart ... music scoring mixer
Guy-Paul Romby ... music copyist

Script and Continuity Department

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Maureen Conway ... continuity

Additional Crew

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Juan Luis Arsuaga ... scientific coordinator
Anne-Marie Bacon ... scientific advisor: paleonthology, CNRS
Michael Bisson ... scientific advisor: University of Montreal, Canada
Remi Brun ... motion capture supervisor
José Miguel Carretero ... scientific advisor
Carine Crouzille ... production secretary
Ángel Custodio ... project coordinator
Clara M. de la Hoz ... project coordinator
Hervé Dresen ... original idea
Nuria García ... scientific advisor
Ana Gracia ... scientific advisor
Ignacio Martínez ... scientific advisor
Sandrine Prat ... scientific advisor: paleonthology, Collège de France
Francis Thackeray ... scientific advisor: Transvaal Paleontholgy Museum

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

"A Species Odyssey" portrays the origins of Mankind from the moment the first primate stood up on their hind legs and set off to conquer the African Savanna, to modern Man, setting off to conquer space. 7 million years of triumph fraught with difficulties and extraordinary events that make Man what he is today. Written by L.G.

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Also Known As
  • A Species' Odyssey (Canada, English title)
  • Geheimnis Mensch: Die Herren der Eiszeit (Germany)
  • Geheimnis Mensch: Die Kinder des Feuers (Germany)
  • Geheimnis Mensch (Germany)
  • La odisea de la especie (Spain)
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  • 270 min
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Movie Connections Followed by Homo sapiens (2005). See more »
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