''Man's Search for Happiness'' is a 13-minute film produced by

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(LDS Church). It explains the role of the plan of salvation in Mormon theology, with questions like "Who am I?", "Where did I come from?", and "Where am I going?" being explored from a Mormon perspective. This film was produced by the BYU Motion Picture Studio for the Mormon Pavilion at the 1964 World's Fair in

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, and was viewed by over five million people, many of whom were not LDS. It was later remade in Japanese for

Expo '70 The or Expo '70 was a world's fair held in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, between 15 March and 13 September 1970. Its theme was "Progress and Harmony for Mankind." In Japanese, Expo '70 is often referred to as . It was the first world's fair ...

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. In 1986, the visuals and background music were updated, while retaining the original narration by Richard L. Evans, who served as a member of the church's Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.New Version of Man's Search for Happiness Produced
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* 1964 films Films produced by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints World's fair films 1964 New York World's Fair Films directed by Wetzel Whitaker 1960s English-language films {{christian-film-stub