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A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa

Jan 1, 1993 · 49m
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The documentary examines Frank Zappa and his music through archive footage, including unique video excerpts from Austrian television archives featuring interviews with Zappa and backstage scenes from the 1970s and 1980s. The entire film is divided into chapters discussing the most important themes in Zappa's life and work.

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CAST

Frank Zappa
Self
Dweezil Zappa
Self
Ahmet Zappa
Self
Keith Moon
Self (archive footage)
Brian May
Self
Ringo Starr
Self (archive footage)
Keith Richards
Self
Nicolas Slonimsky
Self
Directed by Rudi Dolezal

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Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
DoRo Productions
Country
AT

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