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Origins of Life(2001)
Status: Released
Date: 2001-06-26
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Time: 0h 39m
Overview:
A documentary that explores the natural world of the sea, from the single-celled organism to more complex forms of life, OCEAN ORIGINS was originally filmed in the IMAX large format, which adds a crispness and clarity to the images. This documentary film seeks to examine the process of evolution by looking at the many creatures of the sea that can illustrate the way multi-cellular life emerged over the course of four billion years. OCEAN ORIGINS is a creative film that uses fascinating documentary footage to look at scientific theories and principles in an interesting manner
Languages: English, French.
Countries:
France
ProductionCompanies: 
Ministère de la Recherche
Cofimage 11
Groupe 47
Les Productions Dussart
Les Productions de la Géode
Movie: Origins of Life
Top 1 Billed Cast
Didier Sandre
Narrator (voice)
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Overview
A documentary that explores the natural world of the sea, from the single-celled organism to more complex forms of life, OCEAN ORIGINS was originally filmed in the IMAX large format, which adds a crispness and clarity to the images. This documentary film seeks to examine the process of evolution by looking at the many creatures of the sea that can illustrate the way multi-cellular life emerged over the course of four billion years. OCEAN ORIGINS is a creative film that uses fascinating documentary footage to look at scientific theories and principles in an interesting manner
Release Date
2001-06-26
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5.5
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