Rachel Carson's Silent Spring
DVD - 2007 DVD 363.738 Ra 1 On Shelf No requests on this item
Sign in to request
Locations
Call Number: DVD 363.738 Ra
On Shelf At: Downtown Library
| Location & Checkout Length | Call Number | Checkout Length | Item Status |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Downtown 1st Floor 1-week checkout |
DVD 363.738 Ra | 1-week checkout | On Shelf |
Originally broadcast on public television.
Narrator Alex Chadwick, readings by Meryl Streep.
Witness the life of passionate biologist and environmentalist, Rachel Carson, and how she exposed the effects of the unregulated use of pesticides and herbicides by the federal government, and sparked a revolution in environmental policy.
DVD, region 1, full screen (4x3) presentation; Dolby Digital, NTSC.
COMMUNITY REVIEWS
Silent Spring
submitted by tbbrown76 on July 4, 2018, 10:19pm
Nice interviews with her friends after she left us all too early.
5/5 stars
Tom
SERIES
American experience (Television program)
PUBLISHED
Boston, Mass. : WGBH Boston Video, c2007.
Year Published: 2007
Description: 1 videodisc (56 min.) : sd., col. with b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781593757632
1593757638
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Goodwin, Neil.
Chadwick, Alex, 1947-
Streep, Meryl.
Peace River Films.
WGBH Educational Foundation.
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
WGBH Video (Firm)
SUBJECTS
Carson, Rachel, -- 1907-1964.
Pesticides -- Environmental aspects.
Pesticides -- Toxicology.
Pesticides and wildlife.
Insect pests -- Biological control.
Environmental health.
Documentary television programs.