
The Man from Earth
An impromptu goodbye party for Professor John Oldman becomes a mysterious interrogation after the retiring scholar reveals to his colleagues he has a longer and stranger past than they can imagine.
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Released
- 2007
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 2007
Storyline
An impromptu goodbye party for Professor John Oldman becomes a mysterious interrogation after the retiring scholar reveals to his colleagues he has a longer and stranger past than they can imagine.
Top credits
David Lee Smith — John
Tony Todd — Dan
John Billingsley — Harry
Ellen Crawford — Edith
Did you know
• The last work from screenwriter Jerome Bixby before his death.
• The whole movie was shot using two Panasonic DVX100 camcorders, which probably explains the overall grainy look of the film.
• There were no deleted scenes for this movie, only three deleted lines, as explained by director Richard Schenkman in the DVD commentary.
User reviews
brilliant story
Fascinating and refreshing, if imperfect
This is fantastic movie
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
- Color
- Color




















