Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

Overview

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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Director

Xan Cassavetes

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Cast

Quentin Tarantino

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Robert Altman

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Jim Jarmusch

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Paul Verhoeven

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Alexander Payne

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James Woods

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Henry Jaglom

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Jacqueline Bisset

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Kris Kristofferson

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Theresa Russell

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Vilmos Zsigmond

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Penelope Spheeris

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James B. Harris

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Vera Carlisle Anderson

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Doreen Ringer Ross

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