Earth and the American Dream (1992)
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.
Director: Bill Couturié
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Alec Baldwin as Reader (voice) |
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Ellen Burstyn as Reader (voice) |
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James Caan as Reader (voice) |
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Peter Coyote as Reader (voice) |
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Harrison Ford as Reader (voice) |
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Mel Gibson as Reader (voice) |
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Dustin Hoffman as Reader (voice) |
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Anthony Hopkins as Reader (voice) |
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Jeremy Irons as Reader (voice) |
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Michael Keaton as Reader (voice) |
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Lee Grant as Reader (voice) |
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Mary Steenburgen as Reader (voice) |
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Jack Lemmon as Reader (voice) |
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Bette Midler as Reader (voice) |
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Rod Steiger as Reader (voice) |
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Sam Waterston as Reader (voice) |
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Karl Malden as Reader (voice) |
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Christopher Reeve as Reader (voice) |
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Haing S. Ngor as Reader (voice) |
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Gene Hackman as Reader (voice) |
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Graham Greene as Reader (voice) |
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Lloyd Bridges as Reader (voice) |
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Ed Begley Jr. as Reader (voice) |
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Ned Beatty as Reader (voice) |
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Ed Asner as Reader (voice) |
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E.G. Marshall as Reader (voice) |
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David Ogden Stiers as Reader (voice) |
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Dennis Weaver as Reader (voice) |
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Diane Salinger as Reader (voice) |
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Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman as Reader (voice) |
| Editing | Gary Weimberg | Editor |
| Writing | Ken Richards | Writer |
| Crew | Todd Boekelheide | Compositor |
| Production | Ken Richards | Producer |
| Production | Cis Wilson | Producer |
| Production | Bill Couturié | Producer |
| Production | Janet Mercer | Producer |
| Directing | Bill Couturié | Director |
| Writing | Bill Couturié | Writer |
| Editing | Steve Bloom | First Assistant Editor |
