Earth and the American Dream

6.7 / 10

(3 votes)

A beautiful and disturbing film recounts America’s story from the environment’s point of view. From the arrival of Columbus to the simple wilderness living of the 16th and 17th centuries, through the agrarian lifestyle of the 18th century, the changes from the Industrial Revolution, to the 20th century when most of the planet’s resources have been depleted — this film examines the North American landscape and all the wildlife destruction, deforestation, soil depletion and pollution that have been wrought to make the American Dream come true.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

78 minutes

Year:

1992

Director:

Bill Couturié

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Company:

HBO

Cast:
Alec Baldwin

Reader (voice)

Ellen Burstyn

Reader (voice)

James Caan

Reader (voice)

Peter Coyote

Reader (voice)

Harrison Ford

Reader (voice)

Crew:
Janet Mercer

Producer

Bill Couturié

Director

Todd Boekelheide

Compositor

Bill Couturié

Writer

Ken Richards

Producer