Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
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2hrs
1min
Directed by
Xan Cassavetes,
Ed Carroll,
Alison Palmer Bourke,
Starring
James Woods,
Jacqueline Bisset,
Kris Kristofferson,
Theresa Russell
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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.