| Once Upon a Time… Man | |
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| Format | Animated television series |
| Created by | Albert Barillé |
| Voices of | Roger Carel Annie Balestra Patrick Préjean Claude Bertrand Yves Barsacq Vincent Ropion |
| Narrated by | Roger Carel |
| Composer(s) | Yasuo Sugiyama |
| Country of origin | France |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 26 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | FR3 |
| Picture format | SECAM (576i) |
| Original airing | 1978 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Once Upon a Time... Space (1982) |
| External links | |
| Production website | |
Once Upon a Time… Man (French: Il était une fois… l'homme) is a French animated TV series from 1978 directed by Albert Barillé. 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 show's introduction and ending famously use Johann Sebastian Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor. 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.
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A DVD box set of all the episodes of the series has been produced by the French production company Procidis, and distributed locally by various distributors. The DVD series was produced in French, English (not sold in UK or US), Finnish, German, Dutch, Hebrew, Norwegian, Spanish and Swedish. In 2011, an English language, Region 1 DVD box set is available in Canada and the United States. This set is produced and distributed by Imavision.
The series Once Upon a Time… Man illustrated the history of mankind from the point of view of a group that is always composed of similar recurring figures that represent different archetypal roles.:
Some of them had historical roles. For example Pest as Goliath and Pierrot as David. Maestro had the role of Leonardo Da Vinci etc.
The series Once Upon a Time… Man and its sequel series were dubbed in nearly every single language.
| Country | Television broadcasts | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | ORF | Es war einmal… der Mensch |
| Belgium | RTBF ***, BRT *** | RTBF: Il était une fois l' Homme BRT Er was eens.. De Mens |
| Canada | CBC Television, Télévision de Radio-Canada ***, Access TV Alberta *** | |
| Chile | TVN | Érase una vez... el hombre |
| Czech Republic | Československá televize (ČST), Česká televize (ČT) | Byl jednou jeden člověk |
| Finland | YLE | Olipa kerran ihminen |
| France | FR3 *** | Il était une fois... l'Homme |
| Greece | ERT | Μια φορά και έναν καιρό ήταν... ο άνθρωπος |
| Hong Kong | TVB | 人做了甚麼 |
| Hungary | Minimax | Egyszer volt az ember |
| Iceland | Sjónvarpið (RÚV) | Einu sinni var...Saga Mannkyns |
| India | Doordarshan (DD) | |
| Israel | Israeli Educational Television ** | היה היה - האדם |
| Italy | RAI *** | C'era una volta l'uomo |
| Japan | Tatsunoko Production */*** | |
| Jordan | [JTV] | كان يا مكان الحياة |
| Mexico | Canal 5 | Érase una vez... el hombre |
| Netherlands | Katholieke Radio Omroep (KRO) *** | Er was eens... De Mens |
| Norway | Norsk Rikskringkasting (NRK) *** | Det var en gang et menneske |
| Poland | Telewizja Polska (TVP), TV Puls | Był sobie człowiek |
| Portugal | RTP ** | Era uma vez... o homem |
| Republic of Ireland | RTÉ | |
| Slovakia | Československá televízia (ČST) | Bol raz jeden... človek |
| Spain | Televisión Española (TVE) *** | Érase una vez... el hombre |
| Sweden | Sveriges Radio (SR) *** | Det var en gång - tidernas äventyr |
| Switzerland | SSR *** (French) | Es war einmal… der Mensch Il était une fois... l'Homme C'era una volta l'uomo |
| Turkey | TRT (TRT) ** | |
| United Kingdom | ITV | Once Upon a Time... Man |
| West Germany | SWF, WDR, ZDF | Es war einmal… der Mensch |
* Production company
** Originally broadcast in B/W; color not yet introduced in these countries
*** Contributing co-producer to the series
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