Ape to Man (2005)

Scientists from the midnineteenth century have searched for the fossil remains of the missing link in evolution the halfman halfape that would explain where mankind came from But over the last century and a half it has been the idea of what a missing link is that has evolved The history of this scientific quest peopled with fanatics frauds amateurs professionals the lucky the unlucky the unfairly neglected and the undeservedly praised is the subject of this documentary Reenactments depict scientists making their discoveries and then stretch back hundreds of thousands even millions of years to depict the typical lives of our human and humanlike ancestors Interviews with leading scientists fill in the details