Movie·2004·2h 1m
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
Directed By
Xan Cassavetes
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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// overview
The Story
A documentary on the Z Channel, one of the first pay cable stations in the US, and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974, the LA-based channel's eclectic slate of movies became a prime example of the untapped power of cable television.
Producer
Marshall Persinger, Rick Ross
Cinematography
John Pirozzi
Music
Steven Hufsteter
Editor
Iain Kennedy
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Quentin Tarantino
Self
Robert Altman
Self
Jim Jarmusch
Self
Paul Verhoeven
Self
Alexander Payne
Self
James Woods
Self
Henry Jaglom
Self
Jacqueline Bisset
Self
Kris Kristofferson
Self
Theresa Russell
Self
Vilmos Zsigmond
Self
Penelope Spheeris
Self
James B. Harris
Self
Vera Carlisle Anderson
Self
Doreen Ringer Ross
Self
Douglas Venturelli
Self
Kevin Thomas
Self
Jerry Harvey
Self (archive footage)
// crew
Crew
Xan Cassavetes
Director
Marshall Persinger
Producer
Rick Ross
Producer
Steve Matzkin
Producer
Steven Hufsteter
Original Music Composer
Ed Carroll
Executive Producer
Alison Palmer Bourke
Executive Producer
Iain Kennedy
Editor
John Pirozzi
Director of Photography
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