The Legacy of Malthus (1994)
Discusses Malthus's theories of population and the causes of poverty. As film contrasts the 19th century poor in Scotland with today's poor in India, it takes on the international population "establishment", challenging the entrenched view that overpopulation alone is responsible for poverty and environmental destruction.
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Cast
Leena Dhingra
as (voice)
Leena Dhingra is a British Asian writer, actress and teacher..
Morgan Fairchild
as Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)
Morgan Fairchild (born Patsy Ann McClenny; February 3, 1950) is an American actress. She achieved prominence during the late 1970s and early 1980s with continuing roles in several television series, i...
Charlton Heston
as Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)
Charlton Heston was an American actor renowned for his towering screen presence and roles in some of Hollywood’s most famous epics. Born John Charles Carter on October 4, 1923, in Illinois, he discove...
Howard Rollins
as Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)
Howard Rollins (October 17, 1950 – December 8, 1996) was an American television, film, and stage actor.
He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Coalhouse Walker Jr. in Ragtime and Virgil Tibbs...
Director
Deepa Dhanraj