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Zappa (2020)

NR · 2020-11-27 · 2h 9m · EN
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With the help of more than 10,000 dedicated Zappa fans, this is the long-awaited definitive documentary project of Alex Winter documenting the life and career of enigmatic groundbreaking rock star Frank Zappa. Alex also utilizes in this picture thousands of hours of painstakingly digitized videos, photos, audio, writing, and everything in between from Zappa's private archives. These chronicles have never been brought to a public audience before, until now.

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Alex WinterDirector
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Frank ZappaFrank ZappaSelf (archive footage)Mike KeneallyMike KeneallySelf - Played with Zappa 1987-1988Pamela Des BarresPamela Des BarresSelf - Author, Former Member of the GTOsLonnie LardnerLonnie LardnerSelf - Newscaster for Action News (archive footage)Patrice ZappaPatrice ZappaSelf - Frank Zappa's Sister (archive footage)Pamela Des BarresPamela Des BarresSelfRose ZappaRose ZappaSelf - Frank Zappa's Mother (archive footage)Francis ZappaFrancis ZappaSelf - Frank Zappa's Father (archive footage)David HarringtonDavid HarringtonSelfEdgard VarèseEdgard VarèseSelf (archive footage)Don Van VlietDon Van VlietSelf (archive footage) (as Captain Beefheart)The Mothers of InventionThe Mothers of InventionThemselves (archive footage)

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What is Zappa about?

With the help of more than 10,000 dedicated Zappa fans, this is the long-awaited definitive documentary project of Alex Winter documenting the life and career of enigmatic groundbreaking rock star Frank Zappa. Alex also utilizes in this picture thousands of hours of painstakingly digitized videos, photos, audio, writing, and everything in between from Zappa's private archives. These chronicles have never been brought to a public audience before, until now.

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Zappa has a runtime of 129 minutes.

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