Zeman was heavily influenced by the palaeo-art of the celebrated Czech artist Zdeněk Burian (1905-1981), and much of the film's imagery was inspired by Burian reconstructions that had been painted under the guidance of Czech palaeontologist Josef Augusta (1903-1968).
Jak vznikl člověk: Sága rodu Homo (1977), The Origin of Man - Saga of the Homo genus; with Zdeněk Burian
He is also known for a scientific collaboration with painter Zdeněk Burian.
Vlasta Burian | Zdeněk Nejedlý | Zdeněk Nehoda | Zdeněk Burian | Zdeněk Tylšar | Zdeněk Fibich | Zdeněk Rohlíček | Zdeněk Pouzar | Zdeněk Nedvěd | Zdeněk Mácal | Zdeněk Kroupa | Zdenek Fibich |