John Muir's High Sierra

1974 22 min

Overview

John Muir's High Sierra is a 1974 American short documentary film directed by Dewitt Jones produced by Dewitt Jones and Lesley Foster. This film provides a brief geologic explanation of the development of the Sierras. It visualizes selected passages from John Muir's journal of his first trip into the Sierras in 1869 and discusses his role in conserving national parks. Muir was a Scottish-American naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States. It was nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject.

Genres

Documentary

Production Countries

United States of America

Spoken Languages

English en

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Cast

Crew

DeWitt Jones

Director

DeWitt Jones

Producer

Lesley B. Foster

Producer

Posters

External Links

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