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Koyaanisqatsi

Life out of balance

  • Movie
  • 1983
  • NR
  • 1h 26m

Directed by Godfrey Reggio

7.9

TMDB audience rating
7.9 out of 10 from 811 votes

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Overview

Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by the juxtaposition of images and the exceptional music by Philip Glass.

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Trailer

Play trailer: Koyaanisqatsi (1982) 35mm film trailer, flat open matte, 2160p

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Cast and crew

  • Ed Asner

    Ed AsnerSelf (archive footage)

  • Pat Benatar

    Pat BenatarSelf

  • Johnny Carson

    Johnny CarsonSelf (archive footage)

  • Dick Cavett

    Dick CavettSelf (archive footage)

  • Sammy Davis Jr.

    Sammy Davis Jr.Self (archive footage)

  • Lou Dobbs

    Lou DobbsSelf (archive footage)

  • Linda Ellerbee

    Linda EllerbeeSelf (archive footage)

  • Peter Sellers

    Peter SellersSelf (archive footage)

  • Thomas Dolby

    Thomas DolbySelf (archive footage)

Director
Godfrey Reggio
Writer
Ron Fricke, Godfrey Reggio and Michael Hoenig
Music
Philip Glass
Cinematography
Ron Fricke