Directed by:
Irwin AllenCinematography:
Nicholas MusuracaComposer:
Paul SawtellCast:
Ronald Colman, Hedy Lamarr, Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Virginia Mayo, Agnes Moorehead, Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Charles Coburn, Cedric Hardwicke (more)Plots(1)
A Celestial Tribunal has been convened to decide the fate of the Earth after the invention of nuclear weapons, with The Devil (Vincent Price) and The Spirit of Man (Ronald Colman) debating if humankind should be allowed to continue or be exterminated once and for all. Both men present examples of human behavior at its best and worst. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Franklin Pangborn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/147/172/147172593_11e1e9.jpg)
Franklin Pangborn
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Carefree (1938)
Stage Door (1937)
![Henry Daniell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/051/471/51471372_44619c.jpg)
Henry Daniell
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Song of Love (1947)
The Great Dictator (1940)
![Francis X. Bushman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/059/364/59364336_9f7149.jpg)
Francis X. Bushman
USA
Best movies:
Sabrina (1954)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
![David Bond](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/102/640/102640889_43b96f.jpg)
David Bond
USA
Best movies:
Lust for Life (1956)
In a Lonely Place (1950)
Julius Caesar (1953)
![Nick Cravat](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/948/159948608_1aad90.jpg)
Nick Cravat
USA
Best movies:
Airport (1970)
Run Silent Run Deep (1958)
Valdez Is Coming (1971)
![Dani Janssen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/973/160973066_9f61b6.jpg)
Dani Janssen
USA
Best movies:
Walk the Proud Land (1956)
Written on the Wind (1956)
Stealing Home (1988)
Bobby Watson
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
After the Thin Man (1936)
Captains Courageous (1937)
![Marvin Miller](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/117/160/117160049_d14b81.jpg)
Marvin Miller
USA
Best movies:
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) - narrator
Forbidden Planet (1956)
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
![Ziva Rodann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/673/158673571_d7c7ea.jpg)
Ziva Rodann
Best movies:
Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
The Story of Ruth (1960)
King Creole (1958)
![William Schallert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/429/158429151_3dca43.gif)
William Schallert
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
![Anthony Dexter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/245/158245256_c07734.jpg)
Anthony Dexter
USA
Best movies:
Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
Side Street (1950)
The Story of Mankind (1957)
Sam Harris
Australia
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
The Great Dictator (1940)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
![Melville Cooper](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/668/159668424_d2e130.jpg)
Melville Cooper
UK
Best movies:
Rebecca (1940)
The Dawn Patrol (1938)
Random Harvest (1942)
![Fred Kelsey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/440/159440935_32eef6.jpg)
Fred Kelsey
USA
Best movies:
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Storm Warning (1951)
Love Is News (1937)
![Don Megowan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/144/160144806_2109db.jpg)
Don Megowan
USA
Best movies:
The Jayhawkers (1959)
To Catch a Thief (1955)
Truck Turner (1974)
![Abraham Sofaer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/148/160148455_59835a.jpg)
Abraham Sofaer
Burma
Best movies:
Stairway to Heaven (1946)
Quo Vadis (1951)
Song Without End (1960)
![Toni Gerry](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/619/160619262_2e1c41.jpg)
Toni Gerry
USA
Best movies:
Lust for Life (1956)
The Story of Mankind (1957)
![Helmut Dantine](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/435/160435175_b02442.jpg)
Helmut Dantine
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Casablanca (1942)
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
![Sailor Vincent](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/026/161026394_34897c.jpg)
Sailor Vincent
USA
Best movies:
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
East of Eden (1955)
Richard H. Cutting
USA
Best movies:
The Mountain (1956)
The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)
Taza, Son of Cochise (1954)