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Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

  • Movie
  • 2004
  • R
  • 2h 1m

Directed by Xan Cassavetes

7.1

TMDB audience rating
7.1 out of 10 from 43 votes

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Overview

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.

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Cast and crew

  • Quentin Tarantino

    Quentin TarantinoSelf

  • Robert Altman

    Robert AltmanSelf

  • Jim Jarmusch

    Jim JarmuschSelf

  • Paul Verhoeven

    Paul VerhoevenSelf

  • Alexander Payne

    Alexander PayneSelf

  • James Woods

    James WoodsSelf

  • Henry Jaglom

    Henry JaglomSelf

  • Jacqueline Bisset

    Jacqueline BissetSelf

  • Kris Kristofferson

    Kris KristoffersonSelf

  • Theresa Russell

    Theresa RussellSelf

  • Vilmos Zsigmond

    Vilmos ZsigmondSelf

  • Penelope Spheeris

    Penelope SpheerisSelf

  • James B. Harris

    James B. HarrisSelf

  • Vera Carlisle AndersonSelf

  • Doreen Ringer RossSelf

  • Douglas VenturelliSelf

  • Kevin ThomasSelf

  • Jerry HarveySelf (archive footage)

Director
Xan Cassavetes
Music
Steven Hufsteter
Cinematography
John Pirozzi