Henry David Thoreau

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.

• Ken BurnsDirector
• Ken BurnsWriter

• George ClooneySelf – Narrator (voice)
• Jeff GoldblumHenry David Thoreau (voice)
• Ted DansonRalph Waldo Emerson (voice)
• Meryl StreepVarious Characters (voice)