Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature
1997 · 4h 11m · N/A Documentary, History
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Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Alfre Woodard as Narrator (voice)
- Marc Reisner as Self - Author, 'Cadillac Desert'
- Catherine Mulholland as Self - William Mullholand's Granddaughter
- Clara Rambeau as Self - Elder, Owens Valley Paiute Tribe
- Kevin Starr as Self - California State Librarian
- Robert Towne as Self - Screenwriter, 'Chinatown'
- Ernie Kinney as Self - Owens Valley Resident
- Cynthia Irwin as Self - Owens Valley Resident
- Flora Nash as Self - Owens Valley Resident
- Howard Holland as Self - Owens Valley Resident
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