The Legacy of Malthus
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1994
51min
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.
Storyline
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.
Released
January 1994
Runtime
51min
Director
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
BBC
Cast
Chota Bai
Self
Gora Bai
Self
Gyarsi Bai
Self
Sona Bai
Self
Teeja Bai
Self
Tulsi Bai
Self
Mel Cobb
(voice)
Leena Dhingra
(voice)
Randal Herley
(voice)
Christopher Connor
Crofter
Allan Sharpe
Crofter
Raymond Ross
Lord Napier
Robin Thomson
James Loch
Morgan Fairchild
Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)
Charlton Heston
Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)
Howard Rollins
Self (Population Institute, 1993) (archive footage)