Up From The Ape
Up From The Ape
1975, English. Directed by Walon Green.
A documentary based on Robert Ardrey's books that presents 15 million years of human evolution. The author believes that man began killing systematically 30,000 years ago when the Cro-Magnon Man killed off the Neanderthal Man because the latter was different. Man has been killing ever since. This very rare and most unusual docudrama with a cast made up entirely of men in ape suits is based on the work of the impossibly pompous anthropologist/ screenwriter Robert Ardrey, who attempts to unpack the origins and evolution of the killer instinct.
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 29 January 1975
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Robert Ardrey
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Up From The Ape runs 84 minutes (1h 24m).
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Up From The Ape isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 January 1975. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Up From The Ape?
If you liked Up From The Ape, try A Toxic Love Story, Memories of a Murderer: The Nilsen Tapes, 35 Up.
Who directed Up From The Ape?
Up From The Ape (1975) was directed by Walon Green and stars Anthony Zerbe, Paula Crist.