The Cracking of Glen Canyon Damn
1982•10m•Released
Documentary
The birth of the radical environmental movement is captured in this short, poetic film on the legendary direct action at Glen Canyon Dam in March of 1981. The film contains one of the only interviews ever given by the late, great author Edward Abbey along with his classic speech from the back of a pick-up truck.
Director
Christopher 'Toby' McLeod
Languages
English
Studio
Earth Image Films
Cast
Edward Abbey
Edward Abbey
Production
Company
Earth Image Films
Producer
Glenn Switkes
Producer
Randy Hayes
Producer
Christopher 'Toby' McLeod
Recommended
7.9
Koyaanisqatsi
1983
7
An Inconvenient Truth
2006
6.4
A Toxic Love Story
2026
6.2
Naqoyqatsi
2002
6.4
Fuck
2006
7.8
Seaspiracy
2021
7.8
Being James Bond
2021
6.2
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story
2025
7.5
McQueen
2018
7.2
180° South
2010
8.3
S4: The Bob Lazar Story
2026
7.2
Powaqqatsi
1988
5.9
Trainwreck: The Real Project X
2025
8.7
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
2026
6.5
Heart of a Dog
2015
6.2
Aquaman: Heroines of Atlantis
2019
6.6
The Age of Stupid
2009
7.1
Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998
7.2
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
2022
7.1
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
2019
Similar Movies
6
Peng Yu Sai
2020
7
An Inconvenient Truth
2006
8
Pombo Doméstico: Herói ou Vilão?
2020
6.8
The 11th Hour
2007
7.5
Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet
2021
7.3
The Wild Forest
2021
Where the Water Goes
0
An Anarchist Life
2014
10
Forced Renewables
2025
6.3
Atlantis
1991
8
Wildnis 2.0 - Die Tierwelt auf Umwegen
2024
9
Squat 69
2007
Contra a Maré
2023
FAISAL’S MEMOIRS: COEXISTENCE
2023
10
The Shoes We Wear
2022
Que Esse Grito Não Seja em Vão!
2012
4
Hydrogen - Revolution or Illusion?
2025
In Memory of the Land and People
1977
6.1
Invisible Revolutions
2014
The Chagos Islands - Hope for Coral Reefs?
2023