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A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa

1993

0h 49m

Documentary

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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.

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

Neil Jordan

Self (archive footage)

Andy Summers

Self

Jean-Luc Ponty

Self

George Duke

Self

Warren Cuccurullo

Self

Steve Vai

Self

Jimmy Carl Black

Self

Chad Wackerman

Self

Rudi Dolezal

Self (archive footage)

Nicolas Slonimsky

Self

Mark Volman

Self (archive footage)

Howard Kaylan

Self

Peter Wolf

Self (archive footage)

Don Preston

Self

John Smothers

Self (archive footage)

Thomas Nordegg

Self (archive footage)

Ensemble Modern

Self (archive footage)

Gail Zappa

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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