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Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004)
- R
- 10/13/2004 (US)
- History, Documentary
- 2h 1m
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.
Xan Cassavetes
DirectorCast
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Quentin Tarantino
Self![Robert Altman's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/617YyriRQadWT1ZYzYBWFtro2Pr.jpg)
Robert Altman
Self![Jim Jarmusch's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/yPnexAF9UcWAvCczmmGAhS72sto.jpg)
Jim Jarmusch
Self![Paul Verhoeven's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/wxkroRBtM6NKZdx9sYLFfFSGnaR.jpg)
Paul Verhoeven
Self![Alexander Payne's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/d8mwLxuCMxMxcE8Qys9sdUb7UZg.jpg)
Alexander Payne
Self![James Woods's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/UAvunLhXXFMD83wXOUvRWhNBmO.jpg)
James Woods
Self![Henry Jaglom's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/nkIP33CmY2iggZUzFJFitqSNfRD.jpg)
Henry Jaglom
Self![Jacqueline Bisset's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/ilIBKvLu4dPMl5WOczXvt7DsIss.jpg)