Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature
- Documentary
- History
6/24/1997
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Storyline
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.
- Directors:
- Writer:
- california
- israel
- mexico city, mexico
- palestine
- denver, colorado
- grand canyon
- jordan
- dam
- water shortage
- las vegas
- pesticide
- water pollution
- birth defect
- salmon
- flood
- environmental conservation
- drought
- farming
- aqueduct
- american west
- irrigation
- water rights
- yangtze river
- civil engineering
- phoenix, arizona
- sierra club
- hoover dam
- agribusiness
- sanitation
- california desert
- colorado river
- water
- gaza
- dam collapse
- extinct animal
- hydroelectric dam
- fisheries
- water conservation
Cast
Alfre WoodardNarrator (voice)
Marc ReisnerSelf - Author, 'Cadillac Desert'- Catherine MulhollandSelf - William Mullholand's Granddaughter
Clara RambeauSelf - Elder, Owens Valley Paiute Tribe- Kevin StarrSelf - California State Librarian
- Robert TowneSelf - Screenwriter, 'Chinatown'
- Ernie KinneySelf - Owens Valley Resident
- Cynthia IrwinSelf - Owens Valley Resident
- Flora NashSelf - Owens Valley Resident
- Howard HollandSelf - Owens Valley Resident
- Vernon MillerSelf - Chairman, Fort Independence Tribe
- Robert PhillipsSelf - General Manager, Chief Engineer 1972-75
- George MillerSelf - Congressman, California
- Elma BlaverSelf - Mono Lake Resident
- Sally GainesSelf - Co-Founder, Mono Lake Committee
- David GainesSelf - Co-Founder, Mono Lake Committee (archive footage)