Pyramid Lake Is Dying

Overview

The second of John Pilger’s three 1976 documentaries made in the United States. In Pyramid Lake Is Dying, he reports on the demise in the culture of native Americans and the stealing of their resources. Pyramid Lake, in Nevada, home to the Paiute peoples and once described as “one of the few remaining unspoiled natural wonders in the American West”, is drying up and its fisheries and wildlife disappearing due to changes to the local ecology made by white settlers. In addition to their natural resources, the Paiute peoples' culture and lifestyle are also under threat.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 13, 1976

Original language

English

Cast

John Pilger

Director

Richard Marquand

Producer

Richard Creasey,Richard Marquand

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt4671076