Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival

1982•1h 21m

MusicDocumentary

Talking Heads perform at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland on July 9, 1982. Originally broadcast on Swiss TV and radio.

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Cast

David Byrne

Tina Weymouth

Chris Frantz

Jerry Harrison

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