PANTALEON Films

Die Geschichte der Menschheit - leicht gekürzt

Release: 22.06.2022

Story

When an alien spaceship in the distant future finds the "Golden Record" of the interstellar space probe "Voyager" launched in 1977, the highly developed tentacled beings are astonished: On the golden data disk opens a hologram of Professor Dr. Georg Friedle, who leads through a 90-minute film about the "history of mankind". In numerous concise episodes, we are confronted, among other things, with our Stone Age ancestors and their dubious role models, observe the chaotic construction of the Great Wall of China by two Berlin craftsmen, learn the secret identity of Jesus Christ, are present at Klaus Störtebeker's last minutes and learn the real reason for the sinking of the Titanic. Baffled, irritated and finally even strongly annoyed, the aliens set course for earth ...

Facts

Distributor: Warner Bros. Germany
Release: 22.06.2022
Supported by Film- und Medienstiftung NRW und FilmFernsehFonds Bayern
Co-Production: Gerda Film Produktion, Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany and Brainpool TV

Cast/Talents

Christoph Maria Herbst, Bastian Pastewka, Carolin Kebekus, Axel Prahl, Rick Kavanian, Ulrich Tukur, Jeannette Hain, Kostja Ullman, Christian Tramitz, Barbara Meier, Bela B., Heino Ferch, Tom Schilling, Hannes Jaenicke, Gustav Peter Wöhler, Max Giermann, Matthias Matschke, Valerie Niehaus, Alexander Schubert, Holger Stockhaus, Judith Richter, Paul Sedlmeir, Jasmin Schwiers, Carsten Strauch

Crew

Director: Erik Haffner
Showrunner: Chris Geletneky
Script: Chris Geletneky, Erik Haffner, Claudius Pläging, Roland Slawik