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Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature

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

Rating

Genre: Documentary, History

Runtime: 4hr 11min

Director: Jon Else

Available to rent or buy

DESCRIPTION

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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Cast member photo for alfre-woodard — Alfre Woodard
Narrator (voice)

Cast member photo for marc-reisner — Marc Reisner
Self - Author, 'Cadillac Desert'

Cast member photo for catherine-mulholland — Catherine Mulholland
Self - William Mullholand's Granddaughter

Cast member photo for clara-rambeau — Clara Rambeau
Self - Elder, Owens Valley Paiute Tribe

Cast member photo for kevin-starr — Kevin Starr
Self - California State Librarian

Cast member photo for robert-towne — Robert Towne
Self - Screenwriter, 'Chinatown'

Cast member photo for ernie-kinney — Ernie Kinney
Self - Owens Valley Resident

Cast member photo for cynthia-irwin — Cynthia Irwin
Self - Owens Valley Resident

Cast member photo for flora-nash — Flora Nash
Self - Owens Valley Resident

Cast member photo for howard-holland — Howard Holland
Self - Owens Valley Resident

Cast member photo for vernon-miller — Vernon Miller
Self - Chairman, Fort Independence Tribe

Cast member photo for robert-phillips — Robert Phillips
Self - General Manager, Chief Engineer 1972-75

Cast member photo for george-miller — George Miller
Self - Congressman, California

Cast member photo for elma-blaver — Elma Blaver
Self - Mono Lake Resident

Cast member photo for sally-gaines — Sally Gaines
Self - Co-Founder, Mono Lake Committee

Cast member photo for david-gaines — David Gaines
Self - Co-Founder, Mono Lake Committee (archive footage)

Cast member photo for augie-hess — Augie Hess
Self - Mono Lake Resident

Cast member photo for patricia-mulroy — Patricia Mulroy
Self - Manager, Las Vegas Valley Water District

Cast member photo for blaine-hamann — Blaine Hamann
Self - Manager, Hoover Dam

Cast member photo for barry-goldwater — Barry Goldwater
Self - U.S. Senator, Arizona

Cast member photo for floyd-dominy — Floyd Dominy
Self - Commissioner of Reclamation, 1959-1969

Cast member photo for daniel-beard — Daniel Beard
Self - Commissioner of Reclamation, 1993-1995

Cast member photo for david-brower — David Brower
Self - Executive Director, Sierra Club

Cast member photo for tommy-nelson — Tommy Nelson
Self - Hoover Dam Construction Worker

Cast member photo for ila-clements — Ila Clements
Self - Daughter of Hoover Dam Worker

Cast member photo for ferrell-secakuku — Ferrell Secakuku
Self - Chairman, Hopi Tribe

Cast member photo for david-wegner — David Wegner
Self - Manager, Glen Canyon Environmental Studies

Cast member photo for katie-lee — Katie Lee
Self - River Runner

Cast member photo for martin-litton — Martin Litton
Self - Sierra Club Board of Directors

Cast member photo for jack-woolf — Jack Woolf
Self - Grower

Cast member photo for leland-sparks — Leland Sparks
Self

Cast member photo for martin-semper — Martin Semper
Self - Semper Truck Lines

Cast member photo for jeff-edwards — Jeff Edwards
Self - Tulare Basin

Cast member photo for kathleen-brown — Kathleen Brown
Self - California State Treasurer

Cast member photo for pete-pea-jr — Pete Peña Jr.
Self - Truck Driver

Cast member photo for pete-pea-sr — Pete Peña Sr.
Self - Farm Laborer

Cast member photo for jason-peltier — Jason Peltier
Self - Manager, CVP Water Association

Cast member photo for dean-maccannell — Dean MacCannell
Self - Sociologist, University of California

Cast member photo for tony-silva — Tony Silva
Self - Mayor of Huron, 1978

Cast member photo for gary-zahm — Gary Zahm
Self - US Fish & Wildlife Service

Cast member photo for john-harris — John Harris
Self - Westlands Grower

Cast member photo for sandra-postel — Sandra Postel
Self - Author, 'Last Oasis'

Cast member photo for harris-chan — Harris Chan
Self - Three Gorges Engineer

Cast member photo for tiahoga-ruge — Tiahoga Ruge
Self - Director, CICEANA

Cast member photo for hillel-shuval — Hillel Shuval
Self - Hebrew University, Jerusalem

Cast member photo for amos-banin — Amos Banin
Self - Hebrew University, Rehovot

Cast member photo for jad-isaac — Jad Isaac
Self - Director, Applied Research Institute, Bethlehem

Cast member photo for dan-luecke — Dan Luecke
Self - Environmental Defense Fund

Cast member photo for charles-wilkinson — Charles Wilkinson
Self - Professor of Law, University of Colorado

Cast member photo for ken-strom — Ken Strom
Self - National Audubon Society

Cast member photo for chips-barry — Chips Barry
Self - Director, Denver Water Department

Cast member photo for steven-flanders — Steven Flanders
Self - City Ice Company

Cast member photo for glenn-france — Glenn France
Self - Casa Del Agua, Tucson, AZ

Cast member photo for elsa-lopez — Elsa Lopez
Self - Metropolitan Water District

Cast member photo for martha-davis — Martha Davis
Self - Exec. Director, Mono Lake Committee

Cast member photo for alejandro-robles — Alejandro Robles
Self - Conservation International

Cast member photo for franklin-d-roosevelt — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)

Cast member photo for john-f-kennedy — John F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage)

Cast member photo for jimmy-carter — Jimmy Carter
Self (archive footage)

Cast member photo for bill-clinton — Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage)

Cast member photo for george-h-w-bush — George H. W. Bush
Self (archive footage)

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