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.
Directed by Ken Burns
George Clooney
Self – Narrator (voice)
Jeff Goldblum
Henry David Thoreau (voice)
Ted Danson
Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice)
Meryl Streep
Various Characters (voice)
