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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.
Last Episode Aired
1997-07-15
S1E4 — Episode 4
Billed Cast
Alfre Woodard
Narrator (voice)
Marc Reisner
Self - Author, 'Cadillac Desert'
Catherine Mulholland
Self - William Mullholand's Granddaughter
Clara Rambeau
Self - Elder, Owens Valley Paiute Tribe
Kevin Starr
Self - California State Librarian
Robert Towne
Self - Screenwriter, 'Chinatown'
Ernie Kinney
Self - Owens Valley Resident
Cynthia Irwin
Self - Owens Valley Resident
Flora Nash
Self - Owens Valley Resident
Howard Holland
Self - Owens Valley Resident
Vernon Miller
Self - Chairman, Fort Independence Tribe
Robert Phillips
Self - General Manager, Chief Engineer 1972-75
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