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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.
Directed by Linda Harrar

Alfre Woodard
Narrator (voice)

Marc Reisner
Self - Author, 'Cadillac Desert'

Catherine Mulholland
Self - William Mullholand's Granddaughter

Clara Rambeau
Self - Elder, Owens Valley Paiute Tribe

Kevin Starr
Self - California State Librarian

Robert Towne
Self - Screenwriter, 'Chinatown'

Ernie Kinney
Self - Owens Valley Resident

Cynthia Irwin
Self - Owens Valley Resident

Flora Nash
Self - Owens Valley Resident

Howard Holland
Self - Owens Valley Resident

Vernon Miller
Self - Chairman, Fort Independence Tribe

Robert Phillips
Self - General Manager, Chief Engineer 1972-75
The Occupation of the American Mind
2016