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Wild by Law
Sign in to saveAlso known as Wild by Law: The Rise of Environmentalism and the Creation of the Wilderness Act
1991 film
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7.3Tells 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.
Cast
- Linda Hunt as Narrator
- Ralph Waite as Aldo Leopold (voice)
- Richard B. Shull as Howard Zahniser (voice)
- Peter Haydu as Bob Marshall (voice)
- Franklin D. Roosevelt as Self (archive footage)
- Bob Marshall as Self (archive footage)
Themes
- woman director
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- environmental issue
- Cast member
- David Brower
- Duration
- 52
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- publication date
- 1991-01-01
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
- title
- Wild by Law
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