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Koyaanisqatsi(1983)
Status: Released
Date: 1983-04-27
79%
716 Votes
Time: 1h 26m
Life out of balance
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.
Languages: No Language.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $600,000.00
Revenue: $3,200,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
IRE Productions
Santa Fe Institute for Regional Education
Movie: Koyaanisqatsi
Top 10 Billed Cast
Ed Asner
Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pat Benatar
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jerry Brown
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Johnny Carson
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Dick Cavett
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
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Video Trailer Koyaanisqatsi
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Koyaanisqatsi (1982) 35mm film trailer, flat open matte, 2160p - Trailer
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