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.

Alfre Woodard
as Narrator (voice)

Marc Reisner
as Self - Author, 'Cadillac Desert'

Catherine Mulholland
as Self - William Mullholand's Granddaughter

Clara Rambeau
as Self - Elder, Owens Valley Paiute Tribe

Kevin Starr
as Self - California State Librarian

Robert Towne
as Self - Screenwriter, 'Chinatown'

Ernie Kinney
as Self - Owens Valley Resident

Cynthia Irwin
as Self - Owens Valley Resident

Flora Nash
as Self - Owens Valley Resident

Howard Holland
as Self - Owens Valley Resident