''Millions of Years Ahead of Man'' (german: Um Jahrmillionen voraus) is a 1975 West German short

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about

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, produced by for

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. The music is from Wolfgang Lauth. It was nominated for an

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for Best Documentary Short.

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* 1975 films 1975 documentary films 1975 short films West German films 1970s German-language films German short documentary films 1970s short documentary films Documentary films about nature 1970s German films {{short-documentary-film-stub