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2003 · Documentary · Drama
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TV series / 2001
Neanderthal
Charting the rise and demise of the Neanderthal, this is the story of a people who survived for 250,000 years living through and adapting to the most violent extremes of climate. A species that survived until modern man came along. Neanderthal combines the latest scientific research with a detailed re-interpretation of the Neanderthals' fossil records. With a stunning mixture of drama, cutting edge 3D animation, morphing techniques and amazing prosthetics, the daily lives of a …
The story
Charting the rise and demise of the Neanderthal, this is the story of a people who survived for 250,000 years living through and adapting to the most violent extremes of climate. A species that survived until modern man came along. Neanderthal combines the latest scientific research with a detailed re-interpretation of the Neanderthals' fossil records. With a stunning mixture of drama, cutting edge 3D animation, morphing techniques and amazing prosthetics, the daily lives of a Neanderthal clan are recreated. This gripping film documents their interaction and ultimate destruction by Cro-Magnons - the ancestors of modern man.
Cast
Kenneth CranhamSelf - Narrator (voice)
Jud CharltonNeanderthal
Tracy EmmertonNeanderthal
Barry GildeaNeanderthal
Alison JohnstonNeanderthal
Cosh OmarNeanderthal
Howard SalingerNeanderthal
Samantha SeagerNeanderthal
Miltos YerolemouNeanderthal (as Miltos Yeromelou)
Mark ByronCro-Magnon
Emilio DoorgasinghCro-Magnon
David Al-FahmiCro-Magnon (as David Olufemi)
