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