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A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa

A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa

★ 9.0/10•1993•49m•Documentary

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.

Rudi Dolezal · Director

Rudi Dolezal · Writer

Hannes Rossacher · Director

Hannes Rossacher · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime49m
LanguageEN
Release DateJan 1, 1993

Actors

Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa

Self

Dweezil Zappa

Dweezil Zappa

Self

Ahmet Zappa

Ahmet Zappa

Self

Keith Moon

Keith Moon

Self (archive footage)

Brian May

Brian May

Self

Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr

Self (archive footage)

Keith Richards

Keith Richards

Self

Nicolas Slonimsky

Self

Neil Jordan

Neil Jordan

Self (archive footage)

Andy Summers

Andy Summers

Self

Jean-Luc Ponty

Jean-Luc Ponty

Self

George Duke

George Duke

Self

Mark Volman

Self (archive footage)

Howard Kaylan

Self

Warren Cuccurullo

Warren Cuccurullo

Self

Peter Wolf

Peter Wolf

Self (archive footage)

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