Wild by Law (1991)
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.
- Date of release
- 1991-12-01
- TMDB
- 7.2 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 54m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Diane Garey, Lawrence Hott
Casting
- Linda Hunt — Narrator
- Ralph Waite — Aldo Leopold (voice)
- Richard B. Shull — Howard Zahniser (voice)
- Peter Haydu — Bob Marshall (voice)
- Franklin D. Roosevelt — Self (archive footage)
- Bob Marshall — Self (archive footage)
- Howard Zahniser — Self (archive footage)
Interesting facts
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1
Wild by Law: The Rise of Environmentalism and the Creation of the Wilderness Act is a 1991 documentary film produced by Lawrence Hott and Diane Garey. It also aired as an episode of PBS' American Experience. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
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