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A Species Odyssey

A Species Odyssey

8 million years of the human species

Part of Aux origines de l'humanité

2003•1h 29m•7.6/10
DocumentaryHistory

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7.6/10(21)

"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.

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Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Charles Berling

Charles Berling

Narrator (voice)

Pere Arquillué

Pere Arquillué

Narrator (voice)

Johanne Léveillé

Johanne Léveillé

(voice)

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