The Seed of Man

The Seed of Man
Directed by	Marco Ferreri
Written by	Marco Ferreri Sergio Bazzini
Starring	Anne Wiazemsky Marco Margine Annie Girardot
Cinematography	Mario Vulpiani
Edited by	Enzo Micarelli
Music by	Teo Usuelli
Distributed by	Cineriz
Release date	1969 (1969)
Running time	113 minutes
Countries	France Italy
Language	Italian

The Seed of Man (Italian : Il seme dell'uomo, French : La Semence de l'homme) is a 1969 Italian-French film co-written and directed by Marco Ferreri. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Plot

A young couple argue about having a child in the days after a global plague wipes out most of Earth's population.

Cast

• Anne Wiazemsky as Dora
• Marzio Margine as Cino
• Annie Girardot as Foreign Woman
• Rada Rassimov as Blonde Woman
• Maria Teresa Piaggio as Curly-haired Woman
• Milvia Frosini as Priest
• Angela Pagano as Nun
• Adriano Aprà as Journalist
• Mario Vulpiani as Major

References

1. Shields, Chris (20 June 2023). "Film Comment Recommends: The Seed of Man". Film Comment . Retrieved 12 August 2025.
2. "Purple Paradiso: "The Seed Of Man" By Marco Ferreri 1969, Your Movie Of The Day". Purple (in French). 24 March 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
3. Curti, Roberto (10 July 2024). "The seed on man is sprouting!". Marco Ferreri: The Films of an Italian Provocateur. McFarland. pp. 118–124. ISBN   978-1-4766-5357-0.

External links

• The Seed of Man at IMDb