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Film / 1995
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
Directed by
Steven M. Martin
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Leon ThereminSelf – Inventor of the Theremin
Clara RockmoreSelf – Theremin Virtuoso
Robert MoogSelf – Inventor of the Moog Synthesizer
Nicolas SlonimskySelf – Composer and Historian
Paul ShureSelf – Musician
Henry SolomonoffSelf – Theremin Studio Member
Suki BaderSelf – Theremin Dancer
Beryl CampbellSelf – Theremin Dancer
Lydia KavinaSelf – Theremin's Niece
Brian WilsonSelf – Founder of The Beach Boys
Todd RundgrenSelf – Musician and Producer
Vladimir LeninSelf (archive footage)
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Ingrid BergmanDr. Constance Petersen (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bobby BurgessActor in Mickey Mouse Show Clip (archive footage) (uncredited)
Samuel HoffmanSelf – Mickey Mouse Show Clip (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jerry LewisSidney L. Pythias (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ray MillandDon Birnam (archive footage) (uncredited)
Patricia NealHelen Benson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gregory PeckJohn Ballantyne (archive footage) (uncredited)
Michael RennieKlaatu (archive footage) (uncredited)
Barbara RushHelen Fields (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joe SawyerFrank Daylon (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jefferson Dudley SearlesMr. Crow (archive footage) (uncredited)
Alex TkaczevskiSelf – Translator (uncredited)
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