Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

Synopsis

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.

Watch the trailer

When & where

Streaming on

• Amazon Prime Video↗
• GuideDoc↗
• Night Flight Plus↗
• Amazon Prime Video with Ads↗

Top of the call sheet

• 
  Quentin Tarantino
  as Self
• 
  Robert Altman
  as Self
• 
  Jim Jarmusch
  as Self
• 
  Paul Verhoeven
  as Self
• 
  Alexander Payne
  as Self
• 
  James Woods
  as Self

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