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  • Earth and the American Dream (1992)
  • 78 min | Documentary
Earth and the American Dream (1992)
78 min | Documentary

The documentary provides an environmental perspective on America's history, starting from Columbus' exploration of the untouched wilderness in the 15th century, through the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century, and leading to the ...See moreThe documentary provides an environmental perspective on America's history, starting from Columbus' exploration of the untouched wilderness in the 15th century, through the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century, and leading to the troubling situation today, where most of the Earth's resources have been depleted. It particularly highlights the North American landscape and the issues of wilderness destruction, deforestation, land degradation, and pollution-problems that are often presented to the public to uphold the illusion of the American dream. Written by Hayduke See less
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Oct 1992 (United States)

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42 cast members
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Zalmar Zahir
Chief Seattle (Lushootseed) (voice) Chief Seattle (Lushootseed) (voice)   See fewer
Frank Salsedo
Chief Seattle (voice) (as Frank Sotonoma Salseda) Chief Seattle (voice) (as Frank Sotonoma Salseda)   See fewer
J.J. Paladino
Christopher Columbus (voice) Christopher Columbus (voice)   See fewer
Mel Gibson
Governor William Bradford (voice) Governor William Bradford (voice)   See fewer
E.G. Marshall
Pastor / Uncle Sam / Henry Steele Commager (voice) Pastor / Uncle Sam / Henry Steele Commager (voice)   See fewer
Jeremy Irons
Governor John Winthrop (voice) Governor John Winthrop (voice)   See fewer
Karl Malden
George Washington (voice) George Washington (voice)   See fewer
Joe Paulino
Alexis de Tocqueville (voice) Alexis de Tocqueville (voice)   See fewer
Dennis Weaver
Andrew Jackson (voice) Andrew Jackson (voice)   See fewer
Alec Baldwin
Henry David Thoreau (voice) Henry David Thoreau (voice)   See fewer
Anthony Hopkins
John James Audubon / Andrew Carnegie (voice) John James Audubon / Andrew Carnegie (voice)   See fewer
Gene Hackman
William Gilpin (voice) William Gilpin (voice)   See fewer
Jack Lemmon
Sam Wilkerson / Simon Patten (voice) Sam Wilkerson / Simon Patten (voice)   See fewer
Mary Steenburgen
Miriam Colt (voice) Miriam Colt (voice)   See fewer
Lee Grant
Gertrude Burlingame / Westinghouse (voice) Gertrude Burlingame / Westinghouse (voice)   See fewer
Jeffrey DeMunn
Yankton Press & Dakotan (voice) (as Jeff De Munn) Yankton Press & Dakotan (voice) (as Jeff De Munn)   See fewer
Harrison Ford
General Philip Sheridan / David Brower (voice) General Philip Sheridan / David Brower (voice)   See fewer
Peter Coyote
Buffalo Bill Cody / Robert R. Doane (voice) Buffalo Bill Cody / Robert R. Doane (voice)   See fewer
Rod Steiger
Theodore Roosevelt / Clifford Furnas / Vance Packard (voice) Theodore Roosevelt / Clifford Furnas / Vance Packard (voice)   See fewer
James Caan
George Catlin / Edward Alsworth Ross (voice) George Catlin / Edward Alsworth Ross (voice)   See fewer
Vince Bointy
Chief Satanta (Kiowa) (voice) Chief Satanta (Kiowa) (voice)   See fewer
Jim Elk
Chief Satanta (voice) Chief Satanta (voice)   See fewer
Edward Asner
Senator Albert Beveridge / William Sitterly (voice) (as Ed Asner) Senator Albert Beveridge / William Sitterly (voice) (as Ed Asner)   See fewer
Robert Hegyes
Detroit News Tribune (voice) Detroit News Tribune (voice)   See fewer
Sam Waterston
Henry Ford / Adlai Stevenson (voice) Henry Ford / Adlai Stevenson (voice)   See fewer
Ed Begley Jr.
Ford Executive (voice) Ford Executive (voice)   See fewer
Diane Salinger
Farm Wife (voice) Farm Wife (voice)   See fewer
Christopher Reeve
Stuart Chase (voice) Stuart Chase (voice)   See fewer
Bette Midler
Christine Frederick (voice) Christine Frederick (voice)   See fewer
Don West
Paul Mazur (voice) Paul Mazur (voice)   See fewer
Lloyd Bridges
John J. Raskob (voice) John J. Raskob (voice)   See fewer
Ned Beatty
Will Rogers / Charlie Landesfahr (voice) Will Rogers / Charlie Landesfahr (voice)   See fewer
Tom Everett
Farmer #1 (voice) Farmer #1 (voice)   See fewer
Glenn Shadix
Farmer #2 (voice) Farmer #2 (voice)   See fewer
Dustin Hoffman
Ernie Pyle (voice) Ernie Pyle (voice)   See fewer
Michael Keaton
Victor Lebow (voice) Victor Lebow (voice)   See fewer
David Ogden Stiers
Thomas E. Murray (voice) Thomas E. Murray (voice)   See fewer
Ellen Burstyn
Rachel Carson (voice) Rachel Carson (voice)   See fewer
Haing S. Ngor
U Thant (voice) U Thant (voice)   See fewer
François Marthouret
Jacques Cousteau (voice) Jacques Cousteau (voice)   See fewer
Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman
Black Elk (Lakota) (voice) Black Elk (Lakota) (voice)   See fewer
Graham Greene
Black Elk (voice) Black Elk (voice)   See fewer
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