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

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Cast

Alfre Woodard Alfre Woodard As: Narrator (voice)
Marc Reisner Marc Reisner As: Self - Author, 'Cadillac Desert'
Catherine Mulholland Catherine Mulholland As: Self - William Mullholand's Granddaughter
Clara Rambeau Clara Rambeau As: Self - Elder, Owens Valley Paiute Tribe
Kevin Starr Kevin Starr As: Self - California State Librarian
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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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Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Documentary, History

Language: English, Español

Release Date: 24 June 1997

Country: US

Runtime: 251m

Company Credits

Company: KTEH, PBS, Trans Pacific Television

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Cast

Alfre Woodard

Alfre Woodard

Narrator (voice)

Marc Reisner

Marc Reisner

Self - Author, 'Cadillac Desert'

Catherine Mulholland

Catherine Mulholland

Self - William Mullholand's Granddaughter

Clara Rambeau

Clara Rambeau

Self - Elder, Owens Valley Paiute Tribe

Kevin Starr

Kevin Starr

Self - California State Librarian

Robert Towne

Robert Towne

Self - Screenwriter, 'Chinatown'

Ernie Kinney

Ernie Kinney

Self - Owens Valley Resident

Cynthia Irwin

Cynthia Irwin

Self - Owens Valley Resident

Flora Nash

Flora Nash

Self - Owens Valley Resident

Howard Holland

Howard Holland

Self - Owens Valley Resident

Vernon Miller

Vernon Miller

Self - Chairman, Fort Independence Tribe

Robert Phillips

Robert Phillips

Self - General Manager, Chief Engineer 1972-75

George Miller

George Miller

Self - Congressman, California

Elma Blaver

Elma Blaver

Self - Mono Lake Resident

Sally Gaines

Sally Gaines

Self - Co-Founder, Mono Lake Committee

David Gaines

David Gaines

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

Augie Hess

Augie Hess

Self - Mono Lake Resident

Patricia Mulroy

Patricia Mulroy

Self - Manager, Las Vegas Valley Water District

Blaine Hamann

Blaine Hamann

Self - Manager, Hoover Dam

Barry Goldwater

Barry Goldwater

Self - U.S. Senator, Arizona

Floyd Dominy

Floyd Dominy

Self - Commissioner of Reclamation, 1959-1969

Daniel Beard

Daniel Beard

Self - Commissioner of Reclamation, 1993-1995

David Brower

David Brower

Self - Executive Director, Sierra Club

Tommy Nelson

Tommy Nelson

Self - Hoover Dam Construction Worker

Ila Clements

Ila Clements

Self - Daughter of Hoover Dam Worker

Ferrell Secakuku

Ferrell Secakuku

Self - Chairman, Hopi Tribe

David Wegner

David Wegner

Self - Manager, Glen Canyon Environmental Studies

Katie Lee

Katie Lee

Self - River Runner

Martin Litton

Martin Litton

Self - Sierra Club Board of Directors

Jack Woolf

Jack Woolf

Self - Grower

Leland Sparks

Leland Sparks

Self

Martin Semper

Martin Semper

Self - Semper Truck Lines

Jeff Edwards

Jeff Edwards

Self - Tulare Basin

Kathleen Brown

Kathleen Brown

Self - California State Treasurer

Pete Peña Jr.

Pete Peña Jr.

Self - Truck Driver

Pete Peña Sr.

Pete Peña Sr.

Self - Farm Laborer

Jason Peltier

Jason Peltier

Self - Manager, CVP Water Association

Dean MacCannell

Dean MacCannell

Self - Sociologist, University of California

Tony Silva

Tony Silva

Self - Mayor of Huron, 1978

Gary Zahm

Gary Zahm

Self - US Fish & Wildlife Service

John Harris

John Harris

Self - Westlands Grower

Sandra Postel

Sandra Postel

Self - Author, 'Last Oasis'

Harris Chan

Harris Chan

Self - Three Gorges Engineer

Tiahoga Ruge

Tiahoga Ruge

Self - Director, CICEANA

Hillel Shuval

Hillel Shuval

Self - Hebrew University, Jerusalem

Amos Banin

Amos Banin

Self - Hebrew University, Rehovot

Jad Isaac

Jad Isaac

Self - Director, Applied Research Institute, Bethlehem

Dan Luecke

Dan Luecke

Self - Environmental Defense Fund

Charles Wilkinson

Charles Wilkinson

Self - Professor of Law, University of Colorado

Ken Strom

Ken Strom

Self - National Audubon Society

Chips Barry

Chips Barry

Self - Director, Denver Water Department

Steven Flanders

Steven Flanders

Self - City Ice Company

Glenn France

Glenn France

Self - Casa Del Agua, Tucson, AZ

Elsa Lopez

Elsa Lopez

Self - Metropolitan Water District

Martha Davis

Martha Davis

Self - Exec. Director, Mono Lake Committee

Alejandro Robles

Alejandro Robles

Self - Conservation International

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter

Self (archive footage)

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage)

George H. W. Bush

George H. W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

Directed By

Jon Else

Jon Else

Director

Linda Harrar

Linda Harrar

Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Jon Else

Jon Else

Producer

Linda Harrar

Linda Harrar

Producer

Jonathan T. Taplin

Jonathan T. Taplin

Executive Producer

Sandra Itkoff

Sandra Itkoff

Executive Producer

Ramona S. Diaz

Ramona S. Diaz

Associate Producer

Kirsten Jones Neff

Kirsten Jones Neff

Associate Producer

Jonathan Halperin

Jonathan Halperin

Associate Producer

Deborah Fryers

Deborah Fryers

Associate Producer

Dan McCann

Dan McCann

Line Producer

Richard Berge

Richard Berge

Production Coordinator

Todd Wagner

Todd Wagner

Researcher

Edited By

Deborah Hoffmann

Deborah Hoffmann

Editor

Martha Olson Jarocki

Martha Olson Jarocki

Archival Footage Coordinator

Jon Shenk

Jon Shenk

Assistant Editor

Robert Dalva

Robert Dalva

Editor

Glenn Hunsberger

Glenn Hunsberger

Editor

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

John Haptas

John Haptas

Location Sound Recordist

Jay Boekelheide

Jay Boekelheide

Sound Designer

David Linstrom

David Linstrom

Location Sound Recordist

Martin Bresnick

Martin Bresnick

Original Music Composer

Rena Kosersky

Rena Kosersky

Music Consultant

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Don Briggs

Don Briggs

Additional Photography

Stephen Lighthill

Stephen Lighthill

Additional Photography

Brett Wiley

Brett Wiley

Additional Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Not currently known.

Other Crew

Jamie'Stobie

Jamie'Stobie

Post-Production Manager

H.J. Brown

H.J. Brown

Cinematography

Michael Chin

Michael Chin

Cinematography

Jon Else

Jon Else

Cinematography

Phil Tuwaletstiwa

Phil Tuwaletstiwa

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