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A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa

The documentary examines Frank Zappa and his music through archive footage, including unique video excerpts from Austrian television archives featuring interviews with Zappa and backstage scenes from the 1970s and 1980s. The entire film is divided into chapters discussing the most important themes in Zappa's life and work.

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Cast

  • Frank Zappa
    Frank Zappa
    Self
  • Dweezil Zappa
    Dweezil Zappa
    Self
  • Ahmet Zappa
    Ahmet Zappa
    Self
  • Keith Moon
    Keith Moon
    Self (archive footage)
  • Brian May
    Brian May
    Self
  • Ringo Starr
    Ringo Starr
    Self (archive footage)
  • Keith Richards
    Keith Richards
    Self
  • Nicolas Slonimsky
    Self
  • Neil Jordan
    Neil Jordan
    Self (archive footage)
  • Andy Summers
    Andy Summers
    Self
  • Jean-Luc Ponty
    Jean-Luc Ponty
    Self
  • George Duke
    George Duke
    Self
  • Mark Volman
    Self (archive footage)
  • Howard Kaylan
    Self
  • Warren Cuccurullo
    Warren Cuccurullo
    Self
  • Peter Wolf
    Peter Wolf
    Self (archive footage)
  • Steve Vai
    Steve Vai
    Self
  • Jimmy Carl Black
    Self
  • Don Preston
    Self
  • Chad Wackerman
    Chad Wackerman
    Self
  • John Smothers
    Self (archive footage)
  • Thomas Nordegg
    Self (archive footage)
  • Ensemble Modern
    Self (archive footage)
  • Rudi Dolezal
    Self (archive footage)
  • Gail Zappa
    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Crew

  • Rudi Dolezal
    Director
  • Rudi Dolezal
    Camera Operator
  • Rudi Dolezal
    Writer
  • Hannes Rossacher
    Hannes Rossacher
    Director
  • Hannes Rossacher
    Hannes Rossacher
    Writer
  • Diane Power
    Makeup Artist
  • Gabrielle Faust
    Producer
  • Klaus Hundsbichler
    Editor

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