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Koyaanisqatsi

Koyaanisqatsi

IMDb 8.2·1983·1h 26m·movie·Documentary, Music

Directed by Godfrey Reggio

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Synopsis

Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by the juxtaposition of images and the exceptional music by Philip Glass.

Cast

Main cast
Ed Asner portrait

Ed Asner

Self (archive footage)

Pat Benatar portrait

Pat Benatar

Self

Johnny Carson portrait

Johnny Carson

Self (archive footage)

Dick Cavett portrait

Dick Cavett

Self (archive footage)

Marilyn Chambers portrait

Marilyn Chambers

Self (archive footage)

Sammy Davis Jr. portrait

Sammy Davis Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Lou Dobbs portrait

Lou Dobbs

Self (archive footage)

Linda Ellerbee portrait

Linda Ellerbee

Self (archive footage)

Peter Sellers portrait

Peter Sellers

Self (archive footage)

Thomas Dolby portrait

Thomas Dolby

Self (archive footage)

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