Cadillac Desert (film)

Cadillac Desert

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Directed by Jon Else
Linda Harrar
Produced by Jon Else
Linda Harrar
Written by Jon Else
Sandra Postel
Marc Reisner
Narrated by Alfre Woodard
Music by Martin Bresnick
Cinematography Hilyard John Brown
Michael Chin
Jon Else
Edited by Robert Dalva
Deborah Hoffmann
Glenn Hunsberger
Production
company
KTEH
Trans Pacific TV
Distributed by Columbia TriStar Television
PBS Home Video
Release dates
  • June 24, 1997 (1997-06-24) (United States)
Running time
270 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature is a 1997 American four-part documentary series about water, money, politics, and the transformation of nature.[1] The film was produced and directed by Jon Else and Linda Harrar. Executive Produced by Sandra M. Itkoff.

Synopsis

The film chronicles the growth of a large community in the western American desert. It brought abundance and the legacy of risk it has created in the United States and abroad.

The first three episodes are based on Marc Reisner's book, Cadillac Desert (1986), that delves into the history of water use and misuse in the American West. It explores the triumph and disaster, heroism and intrigue, and the rivalries and bedfellows that dominate this little-known chapter of American history.

The final episode is drawn from Sandra Postel's book, Last Oasis, (1992) which examines the global impact of the technologies and policies that came out of America's manipulation of water, demonstrating how they have created the need for conservation methods that will protect Earth's water for the next century.

The parts of the documentary are entitled:

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