Directed by
Godfrey Reggio |
Writing Credits
Godfrey Reggio | ... | (concept) |
Ron Fricke | ... | (scenario) and |
Godfrey Reggio | ... | (scenario) and |
Michael Hoenig | ... | (scenario) and |
Alton Walpole | ... | (scenario) |
Jacques Ellul | ... | (inspiration/ideas) and |
Ivan Illich | ... | (inspiration/ideas) and |
David Monongye | ... | (inspiration/ideas) and |
Guy Debord | ... | (inspiration/ideas) and |
Leopold Kohr | ... | (inspiration/ideas) |
Cast verified as complete
Edward Asner | ... | Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Pat Benatar | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Jerry Brown | ... | Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Johnny Carson | ... | Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Dick Cavett | ... | Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Marilyn Chambers | ... | Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Sammy Davis Jr. | ... | Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Lou Dobbs | ... | Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Thomas Dolby | ... | Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Linda Ellerbee | ... | Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Jerry Falwell | ... | Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
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Mark J. Goodman | ... | Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited) |
Ted Koppel | ... | Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Peter Sellers | ... | Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
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Bill Tush | ... | Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited) |
Produced by
Francis Ford Coppola | ... | executive producer |
Mel Lawrence | ... | associate producer |
Roger McNew | ... | associate producer |
T. Michael Powers | ... | associate producer |
Godfrey Reggio | ... | producer |
Lawrence Taub | ... | associate producer (as Lawrence S. Taub) |
Alton Walpole | ... | associate producer |
Music by
Philip Glass |
Cinematography by
Ron Fricke |
Editing by
Ron Fricke | ||
Alton Walpole |
Sound Department
David Brownlow | ... | sound effects recording |
Doc Goldstein | ... | audio technical assistant |
David W. Gray | ... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby |
David B. Hancock | ... | organ location recording |
Joe Lopes | ... | recording engineer: RCA Studios |
Dominick Maita | ... | recording engineer: RPM Studios |
Steve Maslow | ... | re-recording mixer |
Tom Meloney | ... | dubbing machine recordist (as Tom Meloeny) |
David Rivas | ... | effects editor / sound effects recording |
Thomas Scott | ... | sound consultant (as Tom Scott) |
Michael Stocker | ... | audio & electronic engineering / sound effects recording |
Randy Thom | ... | sound effects recording |
Visual Effects by
Thomas Edmon | ... | optical consultant |
Jane Gudwin | ... | optical consultant |
Wayne V. McGee | ... | optical consultant |
Camera and Electrical Department
Dean Alatzas | ... | grip |
Neil Bockman | ... | assistant camera |
David Brownlow | ... | assistant camera |
Christine Gibson | ... | associate cinematographer |
Phillip Harrington | ... | still photographer: microchip |
Hillary Harris | ... | additional cinematographer |
Roy Hememnez | ... | grip |
Robert Hill | ... | assistant camera |
Karl Kernberger | ... | still photographer: rock painting |
Reinhard Lichter | ... | special camera modification |
Wayne V. McGee | ... | still photographer: animation |
Roger McNew | ... | assistant camera |
Mark Muich | ... | grip |
Robert Palmer | ... | grip |
Louie Schwartzberg | ... | additional cinematographer (as Louis Schwartzberg) |
Bruce Hill | ... | ultra high speed photography (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
Cheryl Bloch | ... | second assistant editor |
Gary Burritt | ... | negative cutter |
Tim Fennell | ... | second assistant editor |
Bob Hagans | ... | color timer |
Robert Hill | ... | assistant editor |
Dennis Jakob | ... | consultant: editing |
Tove Johnson | ... | assistant editor |
Susan Marcinkus | ... | assistant editor |
Ian Masters | ... | post-production consultant |
Anne Miller | ... | associate editor |
Matvey Shatz | ... | color timer |
Location Management
Neil Bockman | ... | location access |
Ronald B. Gold | ... | location access |
Music Department
Walter Bachauer | ... | music consultant |
Seymour Barab | ... | musician: cello (as The Philip Glass Ensemble) |
John Beal | ... | musician: bass (as The Philip Glass Ensemble) |
Jean Dane | ... | musician: cello (as The Philip Glass Ensemble) |
Albert de Ruiter | ... | bass vocalist / featured vocalist |
Allan Dean | ... | musician: french horn (as The Philip Glass Ensemble) |
Walter Deck | ... | musician: tuba (as The Philip Glass Ensemble) |
George Flynn | ... | musician: trombone (as The Philip Glass Ensemble) |
Jon Gibson | ... | musician: saxophone (as The Philip Glass Ensemble) |
Peter Gordon | ... | musician: french horn (as The Philip Glass Ensemble) |
Mark Gould | ... | musician: trumpet (as The Philip Glass Ensemble) |
Calvin Hampton | ... | music director: Calvary Church |
Nancy Hennings | ... | musician: Tibetan bells |
Lowell Hershey | ... | musician: trumpet (as The Philip Glass Ensemble) |
Michael Hoenig | ... | composer: additional music / musical director |
Theodore Israel | ... | musician: viola (as The Philip Glass Ensemble) |
Jill Jaffe | ... | musician: viola (as The Philip Glass Ensemble) |
Jack Kripl | ... | musician: saxophone, flute and clarinet (as The Philip Glass Ensemble) / musicians' contractor |
Beverley Lauridsen | ... | musician: cello (as The Philip Glass Ensemble) |
Charles Lewis | ... | musician: trumpet (as The Philip Glass Ensemble) |
Marcia Mikulak | ... | music consultant |
Bob Mintzer | ... | musician: saxophone and bass clarinet (as The Philip Glass Ensemble) |
Sharon Moe | ... | musician: french horn (as The Philip Glass Ensemble) |
Kermit Moore | ... | musician: cello (as The Philip Glass Ensemble) |
Kurt Munkacsi | ... | music producer: Philip Glass music |
Tom Nyfenger | ... | musician: piccolo and flute (as The Philip Glass Ensemble) |
Keith O'Quinn | ... | musician: bass trombone (as The Philip Glass Ensemble) |
Richard Peck | ... | musician: saxophone (as The Philip Glass Ensemble) |
Philip Glass Ensemble | ... | music performed by |
Samuel Pilafian | ... | musician: viola (as The Philip Glass Ensemble) |
Susan Pray | ... | musician: viola (as The Philip Glass Ensemble) |
James Pugh | ... | musician: tuba (as The Philip Glass Ensemble) |
Albert Richmond | ... | musician: trombone (as The Philip Glass Ensemble) |
Michael Riesman | ... | conductor: Philip Glass music / musician: keyboards (as The Philip Glass Ensemble) / musician: solo organ |
Russell Rizner | ... | musician: french horn (as The Philip Glass Ensemble) |
Bob Smith | ... | musician: trombone (as The Philip Glass Ensemble) |
Lew Soloff | ... | musician: trumpet (as The Philip Glass Ensemble) |
Brooks Tillotson | ... | musician: french horn (as The Philip Glass Ensemble) |
Henry Wolff | ... | musician: Tibetan bells |
Frederic Zlotkin | ... | musician: bass (as The Philip Glass Ensemble) |
Additional Crew
Bruce Adams | ... | pilot: aerial cinematography |
Paul Alexander | ... | special assistant: Philip Glass |
Walter Bachauer | ... | dramaturg |
Kathryn Beatie | ... | researcher: stock footage, Gumshoe Research |
Larry Browne | ... | production assistant |
Cybele Carpenter | ... | special consultant to director |
Russ Deal | ... | explosive engineer |
Elizabeth Emerson | ... | pilot: aerial cinematography |
Ronald P. Gold | ... | distribution researcher |
Steve Goldin | ... | coordinator: IRE |
Larry Heflin | ... | stock footage: NASA |
Sally Jackson | ... | production assistant |
John Kimmey | ... | consultant: Hopi prophecy |
Dennis Kootshongsie | ... | consultant: Hopi prophecy |
James Kootshongsie | ... | consultant: Hopi prophecy |
Mel Lawrence | ... | distribution & promotion |
Jeffrey Lew | ... | special consultant to director |
Michael Lowatewama | ... | consultant: Hopi prophecy / linguistic research on title |
Ekkehart Malotki | ... | consultant: Hopi prophecy (as Dr. Ekkehart Malotki) / linguistic research on title (as Dr. Ekkehart Malotki) |
Paul Pascarella | ... | title designer |
Barbara Pecarich | ... | production assistant / special consultant to director |
T.A. Price | ... | special consultant to director |
Godfrey Reggio | ... | concept |
Donald C. Rogers | ... | technical director: Goldwyn Sound Facility |
Bradford Smith | ... | creative consultant |
Thomas F. Tarbet | ... | consultant: Hopi prophecy |
Dan Williams | ... | pilot: aerial cinematography |
Langdon Winner | ... | special consultant to director |
Thanks
Fred Ampel | ... | special thanks |
Leon Bijou | ... | special thanks |
Shimon Braun | ... | special thanks |
Susan Brockman | ... | special thanks |
Luba Burtyck | ... | special thanks (as Dr. Luba Burtyck) |
Brent Calkin | ... | special thanks (as Brant Calkin) |
Walter Chappell | ... | special thanks |
Saul Cohen | ... | special thanks |
Bruce Conner | ... | special thanks |
Virginia Dwan | ... | special thanks |
Laurel Feltz | ... | special thanks |
Robert Frank | ... | special thanks |
Willy Garcia | ... | special thanks |
Allen Ginsberg | ... | special thanks |
Juan Hamilton | ... | special thanks |
Ray Hemenez | ... | special thanks |
Billy Hess | ... | special thanks (as William Hess) |
Fran Hill | ... | special thanks |
Annemey Honneger | ... | special thanks |
David Hunter | ... | special thanks |
Leo Hurwitz | ... | special thanks |
Robert Israel | ... | special thanks |
Luis Jaramillo | ... | special thanks |
Dan Johnson | ... | special thanks |
Mimi Johnson | ... | special thanks: Performing Arts Services, NYC |
Stefan Jovanovich | ... | special thanks |
Dan Katchongva | ... | special thanks |
Gabe Katz | ... | special thanks |
Matthew Kelly | ... | special thanks (as Dr. Matthew Kelly) |
Susan Khess | ... | special thanks |
Nancy Kleinbrod | ... | special thanks |
Dan Leibsohn | ... | special thanks |
Jack Leoffler | ... | special thanks |
David Lubell | ... | special thanks |
Jerry Mander | ... | special thanks |
Jonas Mekas | ... | special thanks: Anthology Film Archive NYC |
Jack Moore | ... | special thanks |
Peter Moore | ... | special thanks: Roxy Theatre, San Francisco |
Victoria Mudd | ... | special thanks |
Jim Nix | ... | special thanks |
Georgia O'Keeffe | ... | special thanks |
Peter Orlovsky | ... | special thanks |
Tasha Ostrander | ... | special thanks |
Michael A. Lew Pierre | ... | special thanks |
Mary H. Reggio | ... | special thanks |
Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche | ... | special thanks (as Khenpo Palden Sherab) |
Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche | ... | special thanks (as Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal) |
William Rosendahl | ... | special thanks |
Agnes Saalfield | ... | special thanks |
Roger Spottiswoode | ... | special thanks |
Rick Stanbery | ... | special thanks: Anthology Film Archive NYC |
Ronald Steckel | ... | special thanks |
Richard Sykes | ... | special thanks |
Jim Tate | ... | special thanks |
Laurel Taub | ... | special thanks |
Victor T. Valdez | ... | special thanks |
Steina Vasulka | ... | special thanks (as Woody & Steina Vasulka) |
Woody Vasulka | ... | special thanks (as Woody & Steina Vasulka) |
Marion Weber | ... | special thanks |
Cynthia West | ... | special thanks |
Philip Wilburn | ... | special thanks |
Carol Williams | ... | special thanks: Anthropology Film Center, Santa Fe |
Joan Williams | ... | special thanks: Anthropology Film Center, Santa Fe |
Rudy Wurlitzer | ... | special thanks |