Once Upon a Time... Man

1978

Seasons & Episodes

  • 1

EP1 And Earth was created... Sep 23, 1978

EP2 Neanderthal Man Sep 30, 1978

EP3 Cro-Magnon Man Oct 07, 1978

EP4 The Fertile Valleys Oct 14, 1978

EP5 The First Empires Oct 21, 1978

EP6 The Age of Pericles Oct 28, 1978

EP7 The Pax Romana Nov 04, 1978

EP8 The Conquest of Islam Nov 11, 1978

EP9 The Carolingians Nov 18, 1978

EP10 The Age of Vikings Nov 25, 1978

EP11 The Cathedral Builders Dec 02, 1978

EP12 The Travels of Marco Polo Dec 09, 1978

EP13 The Hundred Years' War Dec 16, 1978

EP14 The Quattrocento Dec 23, 1978

EP15 The Golden Age of Spain Dec 30, 1978

EP16 Elizabethan England Jan 06, 1979

EP17 The Golden Age of the Low Countries Jan 13, 1979

EP18 The Great Reign of Louis XIV Jan 20, 1979

EP19 Peter the Great and his Times Jan 27, 1979

EP20 The Age of Reason (18th) Feb 03, 1979

EP21 America Mar 03, 1979

EP22 1789–1814 (The French Revolution) Mar 10, 1979

EP23 The Awakening of the People (Revolutions of 1848) Mar 17, 1979

EP24 The Belle Epoque Mar 24, 1979

EP25 The Crazy Years Mar 31, 1979

EP26 Once Upon a Time... the Earth (and tomorrow?) Apr 07, 1979

8.1| NR| en| Animation, Documentary
Synopsis

Once Upon a Time… Man is a French animated TV series from 1978 directed by Albert Barillé. It is the first in the Once Upon a Time... franchise. The series explains world history in a format designed for children. The action focuses around one group. The same familiar characters appear in all episodes as they deal with the problems of their time. The series' opening and ending title sequences famously used Johann Sebastian Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor as the main title theme music. Shortening the piece to only 2 minutes in length, the introduction uses the very beginning, which jumps into the start of the middle section and finally the dramatic ending to coincide with the destruction of Earth at the end of the intro.

... View More
Stream Online

Stream with Prime Video

Director

Producted By

Tatsunoko Production

Once Upon a Time... Man Trailers,Teasers and Images

  • Top Credited Cast
Roger Carel as Maestro
Yves Barsacq as Le Gros
Claude Bertrand as Le Teigneux
Patrick Préjean as Le Nabot