Country
United States
Date
Sep 05, 1982
Certification
NR
Note
Telluride Film Festival
Life out of balance
1h 26min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Linda Ellerbee | Self (archive footage) |
| Peter Sellers | Self (archive footage) |
| Thomas Dolby | Self (archive footage) |
Genres
DocumentaryMusic
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Koyaanisqatsi |
| Lingua originale | EN |
| Lingue parlate | No Language |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | IRE Productions, Santa Fe Institute for Regional Education, American Zoetrope |
| Sito ufficiale | koyaanisqatsi.org |
| Data di uscita | 27 aprile 1983 |
| Exec. Producer | Francis Ford Coppola |
| Producer | Godfrey Reggio, Mel Lawrence, Roger McNew, Lawrence Taub, Alton Walpole, T. Michael Powers |
| Writer | Ron Fricke, Michael Hoenig, Alton Walpole, Godfrey Reggio, Guy Debord, Leopold Kohr, Jacques Ellul, David Monongye, Ivan Illich |
| Editors | Ron Fricke, Alton Walpole, Gary Burritt |
| Cinematography | Ron Fricke, Robert Palmer, Neil Bockman, Christine Gibson, Hillary Harris, Wayne V. McGee, Roy Hememnez, Roger McNew, Mark Muich, Louie Schwartzberg, Phillip Harrington, Karl Kernberger, Dean Alatzas, Robert Hill, David Brownlow |
| Asst. Directors | Godfrey Reggio |
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| Camera Operators | Ron Fricke, Robert Palmer, Neil Bockman, Christine Gibson, Hillary Harris, Wayne V. McGee, Roy Hememnez, Roger McNew, Mark Muich, Louie Schwartzberg, Phillip Harrington, Karl Kernberger, Dean Alatzas, Robert Hill, David Brownlow |
| Add. Photography | Christine Gibson, Hillary Harris, Louie Schwartzberg, Ron Fricke, Robert Palmer, Neil Bockman, Wayne V. McGee, Roy Hememnez, Roger McNew, Mark Muich, Phillip Harrington, Karl Kernberger, Dean Alatzas, Robert Hill, David Brownlow |
| Production Design | Paul Pascarella |
| Art Direction | Paul Pascarella |
| Set Decoration | Paul Pascarella |
| Composer | Philip Glass, Steve Maslow, Randy Thom |
| Sound | Philip Glass, Steve Maslow, Randy Thom |
| Collezione | Qatsi Collection |
| Budget | 600.000 € |
| Incasso | 3.200.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
Country
Belgium
Date
Apr 27, 1983
Certification
AL
Country
Czechia
Date
Feb 01, 1995
Note
Film clubs only
Country
Ireland
Date
Sep 14, 2025
Note
Earth Rising Festival
Theatrical release
Country
United States
Date
Apr 27, 1983
Certification
NR
Country
France
Date
Aug 24, 1983
Certification
U
Country
Australia
Date
Oct 27, 1983
Certification
G
Country
Germany
Date
Nov 10, 1983
Certification
6
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Country
Brazil
Date
Dec 25, 1983
Certification
Livre
Country
Portugal
Date
Jan 01, 1984
Certification
Livre
Country
Netherlands
Date
Jun 07, 1984
Certification
6
Country
Spain
Date
Oct 23, 1984
Certification
7
Note
ICAA 811251
Country
Hungary
Date
Feb 07, 1985
Certification
16
Country
Finland
Date
Feb 21, 1986
Certification
S
Country
Poland
Date
Oct 01, 1988
Certification
16
Physical media
Country
Netherlands
Date
Feb 26, 2003
Certification
6
Note
DVD
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