
The Cracking of Glen Canyon Damn
1982, English. Directed by Christopher 'Toby' McLeod.
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.
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- 0h 10m
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The Cracking of Glen Canyon Damn isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1982. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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The Cracking of Glen Canyon Damn (1982) was directed by Christopher 'Toby' McLeod and stars Edward Abbey.