Henry David Thoreau
Directed by Erik Ewers, Christopher Loren Ewers
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Henry David Thoreau helped define modern environmentalism and nonviolent resistance, yet his life has been obscured by myth. The author of Walden and Civil Disobedience, he was brilliant but flawed, idealistic but opinionated. A writer, scientist and activist, his words resonate urgently with today’s challenges as humanity looks for ways to live in harmony with nature—and each other.Read moreLess
Henry David Thoreau helped define modern environmentalism and nonviolent resistance, yet his life has been obscured by myth. The author of Walden and Civil Disobedience, he was brilliant but flawed, idealistic but opinionated. A writer, scientist and activist, his words resonate urgently with today’s challenges as humanity looks for ways to live in harmony with nature—and each other.
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Henry David Thoreau helped define modern environmentalism and nonviolent resistance, yet his life has been obscured by myth. The author of Walden and Civil Disobedience, he was brilliant but flawed, idealistic but opinionated. A writer, scientist and activist, his words resonate urgently with today’s challenges as humanity looks for ways to live in harmony with nature—and each other.
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George ClooneyNarrator (voice)
Jeff GoldblumHenry David Thoreau (voice)
Ted DansonRalph Waldo Emerson (voice)
Meryl StreepVarious Voices (voice)Explore the crew
- Director
- Erik Ewers
- Director
- Christopher Loren Ewers
- Producer
- Ken Burns
- Producer
- Don Henley
- Writer
- David Blistein