Movie
Powaqqatsi
Overview
An exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them.
Details
- Release date
- 1988-04-29
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Genres
- Documentary
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Santa Fe Institute for Regional Education, IRE Productions, Golan-Globus Productions, NorthSouth Productions, The Cannon Group
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Christie Brinkley as (archive footage)
- David Brinkley as (archive footage)
- Patrick Disanto as Self
- Pope John Paul II as (archive footage)
- Dan Rather as (archive footage)
- Cheryl Tiegs as (archive footage)
Crew
- Godfrey Reggio - Director
- Godfrey Reggio - Writer
- Ken Richards - Writer
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