Filmed over the course of more than six years at some of nature's most spectacular locales – from Acadia to Yosemite, Yellowstone to the Grand Canyon, the Everglades of Florida to the Gates of the Arctic in Alaska - “The National Parks: America's Best Idea” is nonetheless a story of people: people from every conceivable background – rich and poor; famous and unknown; soldiers and scientists; natives and newcomers; idealists, artists and entrepreneurs; people who were willing to devote themselves to saving some precious portion of the land they loved, and in doing so reminded their fellow citizens of the full meaning of democracy.
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Adam Arkin, Philip Bosco, Peter Coyote, Amy Madigan, Tom Hanks, Murphy Guyer
Crew: Ken Burns, Julie A. Dunfey, Ken Burns, Dayton Duncan
Country: US
Studio: PBS
Runtime: 120:14 minutes
Quality: HD
First air date: Sep 27, 2009
Last air date: Oct 02, 2009
Episode: 6 Episode
Season: 1 Season
IMDb: 3.1
