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Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004)

Genre : History, Documentary

Runtime : 2H 1M

Director : Xan Cassavetes

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino
Self
Robert Altman
Robert Altman
Self
Jim Jarmusch
Jim Jarmusch
Self
Paul Verhoeven
Paul Verhoeven
Self
Alexander Payne
Alexander Payne
Self
James Woods
James Woods
Self
Henry Jaglom
Henry Jaglom
Self
Jacqueline Bisset
Jacqueline Bisset
Self
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson
Self
Theresa Russell
Theresa Russell
Self
Vilmos Zsigmond
Vilmos Zsigmond
Self
Penelope Spheeris
Penelope Spheeris
Self
James B. Harris
James B. Harris
Self
Vera Carlisle Anderson
Vera Carlisle Anderson
Self
Doreen Ringer Ross
Doreen Ringer Ross
Self
Douglas Venturelli
Douglas Venturelli
Self
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Self
Jerry Harvey
Jerry Harvey
Self (archive footage)

Crews

Xan Cassavetes
Xan Cassavetes
Director
Steven Hufsteter
Steven Hufsteter
Original Music Composer
John Pirozzi
John Pirozzi
Director of Photography
Iain Kennedy
Iain Kennedy
Editor
Steve Matzkin
Steve Matzkin
Producer
Marshall Persinger
Marshall Persinger
Producer
Rick Ross
Rick Ross
Producer
F. X. Feeney
F. X. Feeney
Co-Producer
Susan Heimbeinder
Susan Heimbeinder
Supervising Producer
Jonathan Montepare
Jonathan Montepare
Associate Producer
Leslie Lowell
Leslie Lowell
Associate Producer
Ed Carroll
Ed Carroll
Executive Producer
Alison Palmer Bourke
Alison Palmer Bourke
Executive Producer

Trailers and other movies

Z Channel:  A Magnificent Obsession (2004) - Trailer

Posters and backgrounds

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