Wild by Law (1991)
54m
Running Time
December 1, 1991Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

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)

David Brower
Self

Howard Zahniser
Self (archive footage)
Details.
This Movie Is About.
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Wiki.
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.The film is about the work of Aldo Leopold, Bob Marshall, founder of The Wilderness Society and Howard Zahniser. The film gives the philosophical and political underpinnings of the Wilderness Act of 1964. It was narrated by Linda Hunt.
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