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Once Upon a Time... Man is a French animated TV series from 1978 directed by Albert Barillé. It is the first in the Once Upon a Time... franchise. The series explains world history in a format designed for children. The action focuses around one group. The same familiar characters appear in all episodes as they deal with the problems of their time.
Original Release
09/02/1978
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Patrick Préjean | Le Nabot / Le Nabot (voice) |
| Roger Carel | Pierre / Maestro |
| Albert Barillé | Narrator / Narrator (voice) |
| Yves Barsacq | Le Gros / Le Gros (voice) |
| Claude Bertrand | Le Teigneux / Le Teigneux (voice) |
| Annie Balestra | Pierette / Pierette (voice) |
| Pierre Trabaud | (voice) |
| Gérard Hernandez | (voice) |
| Jean Roche | (voice) |
| William Coryn | (voice) |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Et la terre fut... | Saturday, 23 September 1978 |
| 2 | L'homme du Néanderthal | Friday, 30 March 1979 |
| 3 | Le Cro-Magnon | Friday, 06 April 1979 |
| 4 | Les vallées fertiles | Friday, 13 April 1979 |
| 5 | Les premiers empires | Friday, 20 April 1979 |
| 6 | Le siècle de Périclès | Friday, 27 April 1979 |
| 7 | Pax Romana | Friday, 11 May 1979 |
| 8 | Les conquêtes de l'Islam | Friday, 18 May 1979 |
| 9 | Les Carolingiens | Friday, 25 May 1979 |
| 10 | L'âge des Vikings | Friday, 01 June 1979 |
| 11 | Les bâtisseurs de cathédrales | Friday, 08 June 1979 |
| 12 | Les voyages de Marco Polo | Friday, 15 June 1979 |
| 13 | La guerre de cent ans | Friday, 22 June 1979 |
| 14 | Le quattrocento | Saturday, 05 September 1981 |
| 15 | Le siècle d'or espagnol | Saturday, 12 September 1981 |
| 16 | L'Angleterre d'Élizabeth | Saturday, 19 September 1981 |
| 17 | L'âge d'or des Provinces-Unies | Saturday, 26 September 1981 |
| 18 | Le grand siècle de Louis XIV | Thursday, 01 October 1981 |
| 19 | Pierre le Grand et son époque | Thursday, 08 October 1981 |
| 20 | Le siècle des lumières | Thursday, 15 October 1981 |
| 21 | L'Amérique | Thursday, 22 October 1981 |
| 22 | 1789-1814 (La révolution française) | Thursday, 29 October 1981 |
| 23 | Le printemps des peuples | Thursday, 05 November 1981 |
| 24 | Ah! La Belle Époque (de 1900 à 1914) | Thursday, 12 November 1981 |
| 25 | Les années folles | Thursday, 19 November 1981 |
| 26 | Il était une fois... la terre (Et demain?) | Thursday, 26 November 1981 |
Directors
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Patrick Préjean | Le Nabot / Le Nabot (voice) |
| Roger Carel | Pierre / Maestro |
| Albert Barillé | Narrator / Narrator (voice) |
| Yves Barsacq | Le Gros / Le Gros (voice) |
| Claude Bertrand | Le Teigneux / Le Teigneux (voice) |
| Annie Balestra | Pierette / Pierette (voice) |
| Pierre Trabaud | (voice) |
| Gérard Hernandez | (voice) |
| Jean Roche | (voice) |
| William Coryn | (voice) |
| Henry Djanik | (voice) |
| Albert Augier | (voice) |
| Thierry Bourdon | (voice) |
| Jean Berger | (voice) |
| Francine Laine | (voice) |
