Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature Movie Review 1998

Five-volume set that chronicles the growth of civilization in the desert and the violent resistance it met. Chronicles the growth of California through the diversion of water to Los Angeles and other nearby areas, the abundance it has brought, and the risks it has created. Also includes Roman Polanski's Chinatown, a fictionalized version of the events in Cadillac Desert's first program, starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway.

Distribution

PBS Home Video, Catalog Fulfillment Center, PO Box 751089, Charlotte, NC 28275-1089, Phone: (800)531-4727, Toll-free: 800-645-4PBS, Email: info@pbs.org, URL: http://www.pbs.org

Available on VHS
Running time 380 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Western, History--U.S., History, Documentary Films