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©2001
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1 videodisc (82 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences, stereo ; 4 3/4 in
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1995
An entertaining film about Leon Theremin, a Russian émigré, who pioneered the field of electronic music four decades before the rise of electronic rock music, and helped usher in technological warfare between Cold War Super Powers years before Ian Fleming created the fictional super spy James Bond. Includes rare film clips from classic Hollywood films and soundtracks
"Dedicated to Lev Sergeivich Terman, Clara Rockmore."
"This film has been modified from its original version. It has been formatted to fit your television and edited for content."
Rated PG
Producer/director/writer, Steven M. Martin ; principal director of photography, Frank DeMarco ; directors of photography, Ed Lachman, Cris Lombardi, Robert Stone ; music, Hal Willner ; editor, David Greenwald
Features interviews with Clara Rockmore, Brian Wilson and Todd Rundgren
Extended play (CLV) laserdisc, stereo
Winner of the Filmmakers Trophy at the Sundance Film Festival; awarded the Golden Gate Award at the 37th Annual San Francisco Film Festival; nominated for a British Academy Award