Jun 24, 1997
251 min
Full-HD

Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature (1997)

Documentary on water usage, money, politics, the transformation of nature, and the growth of the American west, shown on PBS as a four-part miniseries.

Category

Documentary History

Country

United States of America

Companies

KTEH PBS Trans Pacific Television

Alfre Woodard

Narrator (voice)

Marc Reisner

Self - Author, 'Cadillac Desert'

Catherine Mulholland

Self - William Mullholand's Granddaughter

Clara Rambeau

Self - Elder, Owens Valley Paiute Tribe

Kevin Starr

Self - California State Librarian

Robert Towne

Self - Screenwriter, 'Chinatown'

Ernie Kinney

Self - Owens Valley Resident

Cynthia Irwin

Self - Owens Valley Resident

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