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Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

1995•1h 23m•5.6/10
DocumentaryMusic

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5.6/10(9)

After escaping Russia's communist revolution, Léon Theremin travels to New York, where he pioneers the field of electronic music with his synthesizer. But at the height of his popularity, Soviet agents kidnap and force him to develop spy technology.

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Kaga Bay, Channel 4 Television

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Leon Theremin

Self – Inventor of the Theremin

Clara Rockmore

Self – Theremin Virtuoso

Robert Moog

Self – Inventor of the Moog Synthesizer

Nicolas Slonimsky

Self – Composer and Historian

Paul Shure

Self – Musician

Henry Solomonoff

Self – Theremin Studio Member

Suki Bader

Self – Theremin Dancer

Beryl Campbell

Self – Theremin Dancer

Lydia Kavina

Self – Theremin's Niece

Brian Wilson

Brian Wilson

Self – Founder of The Beach Boys

Todd Rundgren

Todd Rundgren

Self – Musician and Producer

Vladimir Lenin

Vladimir Lenin

Self (archive footage)

Ingrid Bergman

Ingrid Bergman

Dr. Constance Petersen (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bobby Burgess

Bobby Burgess

Actor in Mickey Mouse Show Clip (archive footage) (uncredited)

Samuel Hoffman

Self – Mickey Mouse Show Clip (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis

Sidney L. Pythias (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ray Milland

Ray Milland

Don Birnam (archive footage) (uncredited)

Patricia Neal

Patricia Neal

Helen Benson (archive footage) (uncredited)

Gregory Peck

Gregory Peck

John Ballantyne (archive footage) (uncredited)

Michael Rennie

Michael Rennie

Klaatu (archive footage) (uncredited)

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