
Frans Lanting: The Evolution of LIFE
Documentary
Overview
A dazzling journey through time via the remarkable images of National Geographic photographer Frans Lanting and his epic "LIFE" project, which presents a stunning interpretation of life on Earth, from the Big Bang through the present.
Top Cast
Abigail Allwood
Abigail Allwood
Herself
Abigail Allwood
Herself
Elizabeth Cheng Krist
Elizabeth Cheng Krist
Herself
Elizabeth Cheng Krist
Herself
Christine Eckstrom
Christine Eckstrom
Herself
Christine Eckstrom
Herself
Andrew Knoll
Andrew Knoll
Himself
Andrew Knoll
Himself
Frans Lanting
Frans Lanting
Himself
Frans Lanting
Himself
Russell A. Mittermeier
Russell A. Mittermeier
Himself
Russell A. Mittermeier
Himself


E.O. Wilson
E.O. Wilson
Himself
E.O. Wilson
Himself
Richard Zurek
Richard Zurek
Himself
Richard Zurek
Himself
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