The Ape that stood up

United Kingdom, 1977

TV show
Please note

Sorry, we don't have images or video for this item.

Episode of Series “Horizon”.
Traces the evolution of man, and his split from the apes to the development of modern man. Shows archaeological discoveries which helped to revise our ideas about the human line of descent. Includes research done by Lewis & Mary Leakey. No other credits available.

Content notification

Our collection comprises over 40,000 moving image works, acquired and catalogued between the 1940s and early 2000s. As a result, some items may reflect outdated, offensive and possibly harmful views and opinions. ACMI is working to identify and redress such usages.

Learn more about our collection and our collection policy here. If you come across harmful content on our website that you would like to report, let us know.

How to watch

This work has not been digitised and is currently unavailable to view online. It may be possible for approved reseachers to view onsite at ACMI.

Learn more about accessing our collection

Collection

In ACMI's collection

Credits

producer

Graham Massey

Duration

00:50:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1977

Appears in

Group of items

Horizon

Explore

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

000473

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Biology

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

History → Man, Prehistoric

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Human evolution

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Paleontology

Television

Television → Television series

Television → Television series → Television series - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

Please note: this archive is an ongoing body of work. Sometimes the credit information (director, year etc) isn’t available so these fields may be left blank; we are progressively filling these in with further research.

Cite this work on Wikipedia

If you would like to cite this item, please use the following template: {{cite web |url=https://acmi.net.au/works/64835--the-ape-that-stood-up/ |title=The Ape that stood up |author=Australian Centre for the Moving Image |access-date=10 February 2025 |publisher=Australian Centre for the Moving Image}}