Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature

Documentary 1997 · 4h 11m

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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.

Cast

20 people

Alfre Woodard Narrator (voice)

M Marc Reisner Self - Author, 'Cadillac Desert'

C Catherine Mulholland Self - William Mullholand's Granddaughter

C Clara Rambeau Self - Elder, Owens Valley Paiute Tribe

K Kevin Starr Self - California State Librarian

Robert Towne Self - Screenwriter, 'Chinatown'

E Ernie Kinney Self - Owens Valley Resident

C Cynthia Irwin Self - Owens Valley Resident

F Flora Nash Self - Owens Valley Resident

H Howard Holland Self - Owens Valley Resident

V Vernon Miller Self - Chairman, Fort Independence Tribe

R Robert Phillips Self - General Manager, Chief Engineer 1972-75

G George Miller Self - Congressman, California

E Elma Blaver Self - Mono Lake Resident

S Sally Gaines Self - Co-Founder, Mono Lake Committee

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

A Augie Hess Self - Mono Lake Resident

P Patricia Mulroy Self - Manager, Las Vegas Valley Water District

Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature

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