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The Risk of Living

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A paean to Darwin and his theories, this documentary on the increasing complexity of life forms as they go up the evolutionary scale is fascinating in its visual images. Microscopic organisms in a tiny drop of water vie for the viewer's…

DirectorGérald Calderon

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Cast · Directed by Gérald Calderon

MLMichael Lonsdale
Michael Lonsdale
narrator

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The Risk of Living hasn't started streaming in United Kingdom yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around June 6, 1978. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.