Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature

Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature

Documentary
History

Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature

251 minutes
06/24/1997
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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.

Cast

Alfre Woodard
Alfre WoodardNarrator (voice)
Marc Reisner
Marc ReisnerSelf - Author, 'Cadillac Desert'
Catherine Mulholland
Catherine MulhollandSelf - William Mullholand's Granddaughter
Clara Rambeau
Clara RambeauSelf - Elder, Owens Valley Paiute Tribe
Kevin Starr
Kevin StarrSelf - California State Librarian
Robert Towne
Robert TowneSelf - Screenwriter, 'Chinatown'
Ernie Kinney
Ernie KinneySelf - Owens Valley Resident
Cynthia Irwin
Cynthia IrwinSelf - Owens Valley Resident
Flora Nash
Flora NashSelf - Owens Valley Resident
Howard Holland
Howard HollandSelf - Owens Valley Resident
Vernon Miller
Vernon MillerSelf - Chairman, Fort Independence Tribe
Robert Phillips
Robert PhillipsSelf - General Manager, Chief Engineer 1972-75
George Miller
George MillerSelf - Congressman, California
Elma Blaver
Elma BlaverSelf - Mono Lake Resident
Sally Gaines
Sally GainesSelf - Co-Founder, Mono Lake Committee
David Gaines
David GainesSelf - Co-Founder, Mono Lake Committee (archive footage)
Augie Hess
Augie HessSelf - Mono Lake Resident
Patricia Mulroy
Patricia MulroySelf - Manager, Las Vegas Valley Water District
Blaine Hamann
Blaine HamannSelf - Manager, Hoover Dam
Barry Goldwater
Barry GoldwaterSelf - U.S. Senator, Arizona
Floyd Dominy
Floyd DominySelf - Commissioner of Reclamation, 1959-1969
Daniel Beard
Daniel BeardSelf - Commissioner of Reclamation, 1993-1995
David Brower
David BrowerSelf - Executive Director, Sierra Club
Tommy Nelson
Tommy NelsonSelf - Hoover Dam Construction Worker
Ila Clements
Ila ClementsSelf - Daughter of Hoover Dam Worker
Ferrell Secakuku
Ferrell SecakukuSelf - Chairman, Hopi Tribe
David Wegner
David WegnerSelf - Manager, Glen Canyon Environmental Studies
Katie Lee
Katie LeeSelf - River Runner
Martin Litton
Martin LittonSelf - Sierra Club Board of Directors
Jack Woolf
Jack WoolfSelf - Grower
Leland Sparks
Leland SparksSelf
Martin Semper
Martin SemperSelf - Semper Truck Lines
Jeff Edwards
Jeff EdwardsSelf - Tulare Basin
Kathleen Brown
Kathleen BrownSelf - California State Treasurer
Pete Peña Jr.
Pete Peña Jr.Self - Truck Driver
Pete Peña Sr.
Pete Peña Sr.Self - Farm Laborer
Jason Peltier
Jason PeltierSelf - Manager, CVP Water Association
Dean MacCannell
Dean MacCannellSelf - Sociologist, University of California
Tony Silva
Tony SilvaSelf - Mayor of Huron, 1978
Gary Zahm
Gary ZahmSelf - US Fish & Wildlife Service
John Harris
John HarrisSelf - Westlands Grower
Sandra Postel
Sandra PostelSelf - Author, 'Last Oasis'
Harris Chan
Harris ChanSelf - Three Gorges Engineer
Tiahoga Ruge
Tiahoga RugeSelf - Director, CICEANA
Hillel Shuval
Hillel ShuvalSelf - Hebrew University, Jerusalem
Amos Banin
Amos BaninSelf - Hebrew University, Rehovot
Jad Isaac
Jad IsaacSelf - Director, Applied Research Institute, Bethlehem
Dan Luecke
Dan LueckeSelf - Environmental Defense Fund
Charles Wilkinson
Charles WilkinsonSelf - Professor of Law, University of Colorado
Ken Strom
Ken StromSelf - National Audubon Society
Chips Barry
Chips BarrySelf - Director, Denver Water Department
Steven Flanders
Steven FlandersSelf - City Ice Company
Glenn France
Glenn FranceSelf - Casa Del Agua, Tucson, AZ
Elsa Lopez
Elsa LopezSelf - Metropolitan Water District
Martha Davis
Martha DavisSelf - Exec. Director, Mono Lake Committee
Alejandro Robles
Alejandro RoblesSelf - Conservation International
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. RooseveltSelf (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy
John F. KennedySelf (archive footage)
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy CarterSelf (archive footage)
Bill Clinton
Bill ClintonSelf (archive footage)
George H. W. Bush
George H. W. BushSelf (archive footage)
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