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Henry David Thoreau (2026)

5.00h 55mDocumentary

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.

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Florentine Films / Ewers Brothers Productions / WETA

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Director: Ken Burns

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George Clooney as Self – Narrator (voice)

George Clooney

Self – Narrator (voice)

Jeff Goldblum as Henry David Thoreau (voice)

Jeff Goldblum

Henry David Thoreau (voice)

Ted Danson as Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice)

Ted Danson

Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice)

Meryl Streep as Various Characters (voice)

Meryl Streep

Various Characters (voice)

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