Film · Animation, History

Legacy: A Very Short History of Natural Resources (1979)

Legacy takes the audience on a rapid-fire journey through the evolution of the world, starting with a cosmic bang, evolving through billions of years of plants, animals and the creation of natural resources, ending with man and his bounty – “sitting on his world contemplating his coconut”. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

Director

Will Vinton

Writers

Susan Shadburne

Country

United States

Language

English

Release date

December 17, 1979