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A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa

49min

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.

Cast

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

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

Mark Volman

Self (archive footage)
Howard Kaylan

Howard Kaylan

Self
Warren Cuccurullo

Warren Cuccurullo

Self
Peter Wolf

Peter Wolf

Self (archive footage)
Steve Vai

Steve Vai

Self
Jimmy Carl Black

Jimmy Carl Black

Self
Don Preston

Don Preston

Self
Chad Wackerman

Chad Wackerman

Self
John Smothers

John Smothers

Self (archive footage)
Thomas Nordegg

Thomas Nordegg

Self (archive footage)
Ensemble Modern

Ensemble Modern

Self (archive footage)
Rudi Dolezal

Rudi Dolezal

Self (archive footage)
Gail Zappa

Gail Zappa

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Release date

1st Jan 1993

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Deutsch, English