The Man from Earth: Holocene

"One must pay dearly for immortality"

2017 1h 38m EN

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★5.5TMDB · 303

DramaScience Fiction

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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.

“One must pay dearly for immortality”

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Cast

David Lee Smith
John Oldman
Vanessa Williams
Carolyn
Michael Dorn
Dr. Gil Parker
William Katt
Art
Sterling Knight
Philip
Brittany Curran
Tara
Davi Santos
Second student
Doug Haley
First student

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Richard Schenkman
Writers: Richard Schenkman, Eric D. Wilkinson, Richard Schenkman
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Man from Earth Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Richard Schenkman, shot by Richard J. Vialet. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mark Hinton Stewart. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Bobby K. Richardson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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David Lee Smith and Vanessa Williams and Michael Dorn carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "One must pay dearly for immortality".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5770864 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Richard Schenkman directs. Richard J. Vialet behind the camera. Mark Hinton Stewart scores. Bobby K. Richardson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Part of the "The Man from Earth Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Richard Schenkman, shot by Richard J. Vialet. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Mark Hinton Stewart. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Bobby K. Richardson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6David Lee Smith and Vanessa Williams and Michael Dorn carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "One must pay dearly for immortality".
8IMDB entry: tt5770864 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 12 themes, including "escape", "immortality", "professor", "museum".