The Man from Earth: Holocene

The Man from Earth: Holocene

One must pay dearly for immortality

Part of The Man from Earth Collection

2017•1h 38m•5.5/10

DramaScience Fiction

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.5/10(270)

14,000-year-old "Man from Earth" John Oldman, now teaching in northern California, realizes that not only is he finally starting to age, but four students have discovered his deepest secret, putting his life in grave danger and potentially destroying the world's most popular religion.

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Falling Sky Entertainment

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

David Lee Smith

David Lee Smith

John Oldman

Vanessa Williams

Vanessa Williams

Carolyn

Michael Dorn

Michael Dorn

Dr. Gil Parker

William Katt

William Katt

Art

Sterling Knight

Sterling Knight

Philip

Brittany Curran

Brittany Curran

Tara

Davi Santos

Davi Santos

Second student

Doug Haley

First student

Akemi Look

Akemi Look

Isabel

Carlos Knight

Carlos Knight

Liko

John Billingsley

John Billingsley

Harry

Ellen Crawford

Ellen Crawford

Edith

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