Film

Wild by Law

1991 · 54m · Documentary

IMDb

6.7

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.

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)

• Lawrence HottDirector · Producer
• Diane GareyDirector · Producer · Editor
• Ken ChowderWriter
• Allen MooreDirector of Photography

Release date

December 1, 1991

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

54m

Genres

Documentary

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