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Henry David Thoreau

Erik Ewers

2026 • 2h 53m

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, i...

Henry David Thoreau

Preview - Ken Burns Presents: Henry David Thoreau

Cast

George Clooney

George ClooneyNarrator (voice)

Jeff Goldblum

Jeff GoldblumHenry David Thoreau (voice)

Ted Danson

Ted DansonRalph Waldo Emerson (voice)

Meryl Streep

Meryl StreepVarious Voices (voice)

Crew

Ken Burns

Ken BurnsProducer

Don Henley

Don HenleyProducer

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