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Early Man

Synopsis

Set at the dawn of time, when dinosaurs and woolly mammoths roamed the earth, 'Early Man' tells the story of how one plucky caveman unites his tribe against a mighty enemy and saves the day (while also inadvertently inventing the game of football!).
Official Selection Annecy Film Festival 2018 - Open-air Screenings

Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Features
Running time
89 mins
Director
Nick Park
Producer
Peter Lord, David Sproxton, Nick Park, Carla Shelley, Richard Beek
Executive Producer
Alicia Gold, Ron Halpern, Didier Lupfer, Danny Perkins, Ben Roberts, Natascha Wharton Co-Executive Producer: Sean Clarke, Paul Kewley, Kerry Lock
Editor
Sim Evan-Jones
Screenwriter
Mark Burton, James Higginson, Nick Park
Director of Photography
Charles Copping, Dave Alex Riddett, Paul Smith, Peter Sorg
Production Designer
Matt Perry
Composer
Harry Gregson-Williams, Tom Howe
Principal cast
Voice cast: Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Maisie Williams, Richard Ayoade

Genre

Comedy

Categories

Fiction Animation

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

An Aardman Animations production with the support of BFI and StudioCanal.

Aardman Animations

Gas Ferry Road
Bristol
BS1 6UN

Sales Company

StudioCanal

1, Place du Spectacle
92130 Issy les Moulineaux
France

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