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Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004)

R · 2004-05-16 · 2h 1m · EN
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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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Quentin TarantinoQuentin TarantinoSelfRobert AltmanRobert AltmanSelfJim JarmuschJim JarmuschSelfPaul VerhoevenPaul VerhoevenSelfAlexander PayneAlexander PayneSelfJames WoodsJames WoodsSelfHenry JaglomHenry JaglomSelfJacqueline BissetJacqueline BissetSelfKris KristoffersonKris KristoffersonSelfTheresa RussellTheresa RussellSelfVilmos ZsigmondVilmos ZsigmondSelfPenelope SpheerisPenelope SpheerisSelf

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BiographyWoman directorMemoryLos angeles, californiaHistoryTelevisionInterviewDiscussionEccentricCinephiliaRetrospectiveCable tvObscure

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Genre affinityHistory · DocumentaryTheme affinityBiography · Woman Director · MemoryDirector preference260794Actor preference53733 · 174790 · 161876Country preferenceUsDecade preference2000

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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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Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession has a runtime of 121 minutes.

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