▁The ▁three ▁adapt ations ▁show ▁him ▁finding ▁a ▁rem edy ▁and ▁passing ▁it ▁on . ▁Ada pt ations ▁differ ▁from ▁the ▁novel ▁by ▁setting ▁the ▁events ▁three ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁dis aster , ▁instead ▁of ▁happening ▁“ in ▁the ▁span ▁of ” ▁three ▁years . ▁Also ▁adapt ations ▁are ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁near ▁future , ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁film ' s ▁release , ▁while ▁the ▁novel ▁is ▁set ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁after ▁its ▁publication ▁date . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁adapted ▁as ▁the ▁Spanish ▁short ▁student ▁film ▁So y ▁le y enda . ▁ ▁The ▁Last ▁Man ▁on ▁Earth ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁Vincent ▁Price ▁star red ▁as ▁Dr . ▁Robert ▁Morgan ▁( r ather ▁than ▁" Ne ville ") ▁in ▁The ▁Last ▁Man ▁on ▁Earth ▁( the ▁original ▁title ▁of ▁this ▁Italian ▁production ▁was ▁L ' ultimo ▁u omo ▁della ▁Terra ). ▁Math es on ▁wrote ▁the ▁original ▁screen play ▁for ▁this ▁adaptation , ▁but ▁due ▁to ▁later ▁re writ es ▁did ▁not ▁wish ▁his ▁name ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁cred its ; ▁as ▁a ▁result , ▁Math es on ▁is ▁cred ited ▁under ▁the ▁pseud onym ▁" Log an ▁Sw anson ". ▁ ▁The ▁Om ega ▁Man ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁a ▁far ▁different ▁version ▁was ▁produced , ▁titled ▁The ▁Om ega ▁Man . ▁It ▁star red ▁Char l ton ▁H eston ▁( as ▁Robert ▁Ne ville ) ▁and ▁Anthony ▁Z er be . ▁Math es on ▁had ▁no