Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature (1997)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.229 |
Directed By
Jon Else
Linda Harrar
Crew
Jon Else
Linda Harrar
Jon Else
Linda Harrar
Jonathan T. Taplin
Jon Else
Sandra Itkoff
Ramona S. Diaz
Deborah Hoffmann
Kirsten Jones Neff
Jonathan Halperin
Deborah Fryers
Dan McCann
Jamie'Stobie
Richard Berge
Martha Olson Jarocki
John Haptas
Jon Shenk
Todd Wagner
Jay Boekelheide
Robert Dalva
Glenn Hunsberger
David Linstrom
H.J. Brown
Michael Chin
Jon Else
Martin Bresnick
Rena Kosersky
Sandra Postel
Don Briggs
Stephen Lighthill
Brett Wiley
Phil Tuwaletstiwa
Marc Reisner
TOP 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
Floyd Dominy
Self - Commissioner of Reclamation, 1959-1969
Daniel Beard
Self - Commissioner of Reclamation, 1993-1995
David Brower
Self - Executive Director, Sierra Club
Tommy Nelson
Self - Hoover Dam Construction Worker
Ila Clements
Self - Daughter of Hoover Dam Worker
Ferrell Secakuku
Self - Chairman, Hopi Tribe
David Wegner
Self - Manager, Glen Canyon Environmental Studies
Katie Lee
Self - River Runner
Martin Litton
Self - Sierra Club Board of Directors
Jack Woolf
Self - Grower
Leland Sparks
Self
Martin Semper
Self - Semper Truck Lines
Jeff Edwards
Self - Tulare Basin
Kathleen Brown
Self - California State Treasurer
Pete Peña Jr.
Self - Truck Driver
Pete Peña Sr.
Self - Farm Laborer
Jason Peltier
Self - Manager, CVP Water Association
Dean MacCannell
Self - Sociologist, University of California
Tony Silva
Self - Mayor of Huron, 1978
Gary Zahm
Self - US Fish & Wildlife Service
John Harris
Self - Westlands Grower
Sandra Postel
Self - Author, 'Last Oasis'
Harris Chan
Self - Three Gorges Engineer
Tiahoga Ruge
Self - Director, CICEANA
Hillel Shuval
Self - Hebrew University, Jerusalem
Amos Banin
Self - Hebrew University, Rehovot
Jad Isaac
Self - Director, Applied Research Institute, Bethlehem
Dan Luecke
Self - Environmental Defense Fund
Charles Wilkinson
Self - Professor of Law, University of Colorado
Ken Strom
Self - National Audubon Society
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