Koyaanisqatsi

Koyaanisqatsi

7.9 | 1983-04-27 | Documentary Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Godfrey Reggio Director
Ron Fricke Director of Photography
Ron Fricke Editor
Philip Glass Original Music Composer
Ron Fricke Screenplay
Godfrey Reggio Producer
Francis Ford Coppola Executive Producer
Gary Burritt Negative Cutter
Steve Maslow Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jacques Ellul Idea

Cast

Ed Asner
Ed Asner
Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pat Benatar
Pat Benatar
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown
Self - On TV (archive footage, uncredited)
Johnny Carson
Johnny Carson
Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dick Cavett
Dick Cavett
Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marilyn Chambers
Marilyn Chambers
Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sammy Davis Jr.
Sammy Davis Jr.
Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lou Dobbs
Lou Dobbs
Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)
Thomas Dolby
Thomas Dolby
Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)
Linda Ellerbee
Linda Ellerbee
Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)

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