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Rockin' the Wall

Rockin' the Wall

How music ripped the Iron Curtain

2014•1h 24m
DocumentaryHistoryMusic

Rock and roll's part in bringing down the Berlin Wall and smashing the Iron Curtain is told from the perspective of rockers who played at the time, on both sides of the Wall, and from survivors of the communist regimes who recall the lifeline that rock music provided them.

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Rockin' the Wall Studios

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Adam Baldwin

Adam Baldwin

Self - Narrator (voice)

David Paich

David Paich

Self

Robby Krieger

Robby Krieger

Self

Jimmy Haslip

Jimmy Haslip

Self

Rudy Sarzo

Rudy Sarzo

Self

Mark Stein

Self

Leslie Mandoki

Self

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