Wild by Law (1991)

ALL 12/01/1991 (en) Documentary 54 Min
  • Release
    12/01/1991
  • Production
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  • Original title
    Wild by Law
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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Overview

Tells about the Wilderness Act of 1964 and the three men responsible for its passage: forester/philosopher Aldo Leopold, author of the bestselling Sand County almanac and the first to bring the word 'ecology' into standard usage; Bob Marshall, millionaire socialist and founder of the Wilderness Society; and Howard Zahniser, a bureaucrat with a love of the wild places he seldom saw. Singly and together, these three fought from the 1920s through the 1950s to preserve the natural world. Provides an overview of the roots of the environmental movement, offering a deeper understanding of one of the most important issues facing contemporary civilization.

  1. Story

  2. Diane Garey

    Editor



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  1. Linda Hunt

    Narrator

  2. Ralph Waite

    Aldo Leopold (voice)

  3. Richard B. Shull

    Howard Zahniser (voice)

  4. Peter Haydu

    Bob Marshall (voice)

  5. Franklin D. Roosevelt

    Self (archive footage)

  6. Bob Marshall

    Self (archive footage)

  7. Howard Zahniser

    Self (archive footage)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 7 , Crews : 10

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Wild by Law (1991) 54 Min

ALL 12/01/1991 (en)
Documentary
  • Release 12/01/1991
  • Production
  • Original title Wild by Law
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

Tells about the Wilderness Act of 1964 and the three men responsible for its passage: forester/philosopher Aldo Leopold, author of the bestselling Sand County almanac and the first to bring the word 'ecology' into standard usage; Bob Marshall, millionaire socialist and founder of the Wilderness Society; and Howard Zahniser, a bureaucrat with a love of the wild places he seldom saw. Singly and together, these three fought from the 1920s through the 1950s to preserve the natural world. Provides an overview of the roots of the environmental movement, offering a deeper understanding of one of the most important issues facing contemporary civilization.

  1. Diane Garey, Lawrence Hott

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Diane Garey

    Editor

  4. Lawrence Hott, Diane Garey

    Producer