American Experience Earth Days (Season 22, Episode 5)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 102 min | Documentary, Biography, History

American Experience

Earth Days (Season 22, Episode 5)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 102 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Director Robert Stone traces the origins of the modern environmental movement through the eyes of nine Americans who propelled the movement from its beginnings in the 1950s.

Director

Robert Stone

Writer

Robert Stone

Producers

Jannat Gargi | Molly Jacobs | Jennifer Scelia | Robert Stone

Composer

Michael Giacchino

Cinematographer

Howard Shack

Editor

Don Kleszy

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Release date

Apr 19, 2010 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar Award. Another 84 wins & 123 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
9 cast members

Name	Known for
Stewart Brand Self - Creator of the Whole Earth Catalog / Internet Pioneer / Advisor to California Gov. Jerry Brown, 1977-1979 Self - Creator of the Whole Earth Catalog / Internet Pioneer / Advisor to California Gov. Jerry Brown, 1977-1979 See fewer	Pandora's Promise (2013)
Paul Ehrlich Self - Author of 'The Population Bomb' 1968 Self - Author of 'The Population Bomb' 1968 See fewer	Population Explosion: The Human Bomb (1968)
Denis Hayes Self - National Coordinator of EARTH DAY 1970 Self - National Coordinator of EARTH DAY 1970 See fewer	I Heart Huckabees (2004)
Hunter Lovins Self - Sustainable development pioneer Self - Sustainable development pioneer See fewer	We Are As Gods (2022)
Pete McCloskey Self - Republican U.S. Congressman, 1967-1983 / Co-Chair of Earth Day, 1970 / Co-author of The Endangered Species Act, 1973 Self - Republican U.S. Congressman, 1967-1983 / Co-Chair of Earth Day, 1970 / Co-author of The Endangered Species Act, 1973 See fewer	Citizen: The Political Life of Allard K. Lowenstein (1983)
Dennis Meadows Self - Co-author of 'The Limits to Growth', 1972 Self - Co-author of 'The Limits to Growth', 1972 See fewer	Died Suddenly (2022)
Stephanie Mills Self - Population Control activist Self - Population Control activist See fewer	The Boat and the Bomb (2005)
Russell Schweickart Self - Apollo 9 Lunar Module Pilot 1969 Self - Apollo 9 Lunar Module Pilot 1969 See fewer	Asteroid Day (2014)
Stewart L. Udall Self - U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1961-1969 Self - U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1961-1969 See fewer	Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel with the World (1963)