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Koyaanisqatsi
Koyaanisqatsi

Koyaanisqatsi

Life out of balance

Genres

DocumentaryDrama

OverView

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.

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Budget

$600000

Revenue

$3200000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

86 mins

Rating

7.9/10

Release Date

27 April 1983

Country

United States of America

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)

Jerry Falwell

Jerry Falwell

Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mark J. Goodman

Mark J. Goodman

Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ted Koppel

Ted Koppel

Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)

Peter Sellers

Peter Sellers

Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bill Tush

Bill Tush

Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)

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