Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
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Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

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

  • Quentin Tarantino
    Quentin Tarantino
    Self
  • Robert Altman
    Robert Altman
    Self
  • Jim Jarmusch
    Jim Jarmusch
    Self
  • Paul Verhoeven
    Paul Verhoeven
    Self
  • Alexander Payne
    Alexander Payne
    Self
  • James Woods
    James Woods
    Self
  • Henry Jaglom
    Henry Jaglom
    Self
  • Jacqueline Bisset
    Jacqueline Bisset
    Self
  • Kris Kristofferson
    Kris Kristofferson
    Self
  • Theresa Russell
    Theresa Russell
    Self
  • Vilmos Zsigmond
    Vilmos Zsigmond
    Self
  • Penelope Spheeris
    Penelope Spheeris
    Self
  • James B. Harris
    James B. Harris
    Self
  • Vera Carlisle Anderson
    Self
  • Doreen Ringer Ross
    Self
  • Douglas Venturelli
    Self
  • Kevin Thomas
    Self
  • Jerry Harvey
    Self (archive footage)

Crew

  • Xan Cassavetes
    Xan Cassavetes
    Director
  • Steven Hufsteter
    Original Music Composer
  • John Pirozzi
    Director of Photography
  • Steve Matzkin
    Producer
  • Marshall Persinger
    Producer
  • Rick Ross
    Producer
  • F. X. Feeney
    F. X. Feeney
    Co-Producer
  • Susan Heimbeinder
    Supervising Producer
  • Jonathan Montepare
    Jonathan Montepare
    Associate Producer
  • Leslie Lowell
    Associate Producer
  • Ed Carroll
    Executive Producer
  • Alison Palmer Bourke
    Executive Producer
  • Iain Kennedy
    Editor

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