First-Time Viewing

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

Release Date:October 13, 2004

Running Time:121 min

Genres:History, Documentary

Director

Cast

Quentin Tarantino Robert Altman Jim Jarmusch Paul Verhoeven Alexander Payne James Woods Henry Jaglom Jacqueline Bisset Kris Kristofferson Theresa Russell Vilmos Zsigmond Penelope Spheeris

Top billed cast (via TMDB).

Synopsis

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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