Man Belongs to Earth

The U.S. Pavilion

Produced by Roman Kroitor and Graeme Ferguson of Imax Corporation for the U.S. Pavilion, Expo '74, Spokane

Man Belongs to Earth

NTIS AVA9367VNB1

Originally an IMAX film shown at Expo '74, the Spokane World's Fair. 'The quote, "The Earth does not belong to Man, Man belongs to the Earth" (attributed to Chief Seattle) was written in large letters on the outside wall.

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[locoxoco]

I saw this as a boy at the USA Pavillion at Expo '74, my family's first IMAX movie. This and "About Time" at the Washington State Pavillion made a big impression about the possibilities of cinema technology. Thanks for posting.

[hightech62]

sweet! i remember a 12 year old me in spokane standing by my mother getting dizzy whille watching this in july 1974!! outstanding memory!

[mlensenm]

This looks like one of the 16mm prints that were made for non-commercial distribution.

[AveryMorrow]

I guess this must be that one print :)

[mlensenm]

I saw this film 5 times in one day at Cedar Point in 1975. Still one of my favorite IMAX films. Superb musical score that really used all of the IMAX sound channels. I believe this is a lost film now, with maybe one print still in existence.

[corngie2000]

good memories from expo 74 in spokane. i was 8. this film really made an impressoin on my sister and me... "whatever happens to the earth, happens to the sons of the earth." we 've been repeating this quote ever since. just found this and sent it to my sis.

[tapp247]

When will people get smart & start to be good stewards of what God has given us all. We has been aragant & its time to be smart & use better technology too. 18 mpg cars were around in the 1930's & they aren't any better all these years later.

[orosco83]

Thank you for posting this, Last time I saw this film was EXPO 74. I was 10 at the time. That was one great summer and moved to Spokane 10 years ago.

[mobiusstrip74]

I probably saw this film a dozen times or more on my $25 season pass to Expo '74; I was 19 at the time. First IMAX film I ever saw. It almost as though I remember every word and sound through the whole film. Thanks so much for bring this back after all these years!

[JohnDoeToU]

I was 12 when I first saw this in Spokane's Expo. 35 years later, I can truly appreciate it again while fully understanding it. This film should be shown again to the world, just to say...Look how bad we were treating the world back then...now multiply that time 35 years!!