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The Plastic People of the Universe

The Plastic People of the Universe

2001•1h 14m
Documentary

Meet The Plastic People of the Universe, the avant-garde, jazz-rock, Sun Ra meets Velvet Underground, Czech revolutionaries. A tribute to the band that against all odds used the power of their music to help topple their oppressive government.

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Production

Česká televize, Video 57

Language

CS

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Mejla Hlavsa

Mejla Hlavsa

Self

Vratislav Brabenec

Self

Josef Janíček

Self

Jiří Kabeš

Self

Joe Karafiát

Self

Jan Brabec

Self

Ivan Martin Jirous

Self

Lou Reed

Lou Reed

Self

Gary Lucas

Self

Pavel Zajíček

Self

Dana Němcová

Self

Martin Bezouška

Self

Egon Bondy

Egon Bondy

Self

Otakar Motejl

Self

Václav Havel

Václav Havel

Self

Karel Stome

Self

Pavel Landovský

Pavel Landovský

Self

František Stárek

Self

Jan Velát

Self

Květa Princová

Self

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