Koyaanisqatsi
(1983) Life out of balance | Released
Ratings
7.9
8.3
89%
Financials
Revenue: $3,200,000
Budget: $600,000
Profit: + $2,600,000
Movie Details
Tag Line: Life out of balance
Status: Released
Average Rating: 8
Release Date: Apr 27, 1983
Rating: 1983-04-27
Run Time: 1h 26m
Original Language: English
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Production Countries: United States of America
Production Companies: IRE Productions , Santa Fe Institute for Regional Education , American Zoetrope
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Synopsis
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.
Main Cast
Crew
| Department | Role | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Camera | Director of Photography |
Ron Fricke
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| Grip |
Dean Alatzas
Roy Hememnez
Mark Muich
Robert Palmer
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| Assistant Camera |
Neil Bockman
David Brownlow
Robert Hill
Roger McNew
|
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| Still Photographer |
Phillip Harrington
Karl Kernberger
Wayne V. McGee
|
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| Additional Photography |
Hillary Harris
Louie Schwartzberg
Christine Gibson
|
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| Production | Executive Producer |
Francis Ford Coppola
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| Producer |
Godfrey Reggio
|
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| Associate Producer |
Mel Lawrence
Roger McNew
T. Michael Powers
Lawrence Taub
Alton Walpole
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| Directing | Director |
Godfrey Reggio
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| Writing | Screenplay |
Ron Fricke
Godfrey Reggio
Michael Hoenig
Alton Walpole
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| Idea |
Jacques Ellul
Ivan Illich
David Monongye
Guy Debord
Leopold Kohr
|
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| Sound | Original Music Composer |
Philip Glass
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| Sound Effects |
Randy Thom
|
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| Music |
Philip Glass
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| Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Steve Maslow
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| Editing | Editor |
Ron Fricke
Alton Walpole
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| Negative Cutter |
Gary Burritt
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| Department | Role | Name |