Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature

1997•4h 11m

DocumentaryHistory

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.

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KTEH, PBS, Trans Pacific Television

Language

Status

Released

Release Date

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

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Cast

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

Flora Nash

Self - Owens Valley Resident

Howard Holland

Self - Owens Valley Resident

Vernon Miller

Self - Chairman, Fort Independence Tribe

Robert Phillips

Self - General Manager, Chief Engineer 1972-75

George Miller

Self - Congressman, California

Elma Blaver

Self - Mono Lake Resident

Sally Gaines

Self - Co-Founder, Mono Lake Committee

David Gaines

Self - Co-Founder, Mono Lake Committee (archive footage)

Augie Hess

Self - Mono Lake Resident

Patricia Mulroy

Self - Manager, Las Vegas Valley Water District

Blaine Hamann

Self - Manager, Hoover Dam

Barry Goldwater

Self - U.S. Senator, Arizona

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