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Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (TV)

Documentary 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.

Cast 38

Robert Altman
Robert Altman
Himself
Jacqueline Bisset
Jacqueline Bisset
Herself
Jim Jarmusch
Jim Jarmusch
Himself
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson
Himself
Andrei Rublev
Himself/Herself
Penelope Spheeris
Penelope Spheeris
Herself
Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino
Himself
Paul Verhoeven
Paul Verhoeven
Himself
James Woods
James Woods
Himself
Vilmos Zsigmond
Vilmos Zsigmond
Himself
Vera Carlisle Anderson
Herself
C.L. Batten
Himself/Herself
Ernest Borgnine
Ernest Borgnine
Himself
Charles Champlin
Himself
David Chasman
Himself
Stuart Cooper
Himself
F.X. Feeney
F.X. Feeney
Himself
James B. Harris
James B. Harris
Himself
Jerry Harvey
Himself
William Holden
William Holden
Himself
Don Hyde
Himself
Charles H. Joffe
Himself
Henry Jaglom
Himself
John McNally
Voice
Bill Mechanic
Himself
Ned Nalle
Himself
Alexander Payne
Alexander Payne
Himself
Sam Peckinpah
Sam Peckinpah
Himself
Doreen Ringer Ross
Himself/Herself
Chuck Ross
Himself/Herself
Alan Rudolph
Alan Rudolph
Himself
Theresa Russell
Theresa Russell
Herself
Timothy Ryerson
Himself
Jeff Schwager
Himself/Herself
Bob Strock
Himself
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Himself
Jonathan Turell
Himself
Douglas Venturelli
Himself/Herself

Director 1

Xan Cassavetes
Director

Music 1

Steven Hufsteter
Composer

Cinematography 1

John Pirozzi
Cinematography

Producer 5

Fresh Produce Films
Producer
The Independent Film Channel
The Independent Film Channel
Producer
Maja Films
Producer
111 Pictures
Distributor
Hart Sharp Video
Distributor
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