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Frank Zappa

0.0 51 mins Documentary   Music   1971
VPRO  
Director(s): Roelof Kiers

Release Date: 11 Thu, Feb 1971

Produced for Dutch television and directed by Roelof Kiers, this documentary offers an observational portrait of musician and composer Frank Zappa in the early 1970s. Filmed at Zappa’s home and during rehearsals and performances with the Mothers of Invention, the program combines interviews, backstage scenes, and concert footage recorded at the Fillmore West featuring Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan. Alongside performances and informal conversations, Zappa reflects on his musical influences, creative methods, and views on American culture and politics while working on projects such as 200 Motels.

Casts of Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa

as Self

Dweezil Zappa

as Self

Moon Unit Zappa

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Gail Zappa

as Self

Wild Man Fischer

as Self (archive footage)

Howard Kaylan

as Self (archive footage)

Lucy Offerall

as Self

Mark Volman

as Self (archive footage)

Don Van Vliet

as Self

Aynsley Dunbar

as Self (archive footage)

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