| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 55 min.)) : sd., col. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Credits |
Directed by Jim Brown. |
| Performer |
Participants: Jimmy Carter, Mikhail Gorbachev, Billy Joel, Mike Love & Bruce Johnston (of the Beach Boys), the Beatles, Elton John, Cyndi Lauper, Metallica, Scorpions, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and others. |
| Summary |
For fans of rock and political history alike, this music doc shows how Rock & Roll symbolized freedom and rebellion to millions of young fans and underground musicians under the Soviet regime, despite KGB crackdowns. Interviews/performances include Presidents Carter and Gorbachev, Cyndi Lauper, Billy Joel, Scorpions, The Beach Boys, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen. Kiefer Sutherland narrates. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Rock music -- Soviet Union -- History and criticism.
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Rock music -- Political aspects -- Soviet Union.
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| Genre |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Brown, Jim, 1950- creator, film producer, film director.
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Binkley, Nick, film producer, creator, screenwriter.
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Namin, Stas, film producer, creator.
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Yeager, Doug, film producer, screenwriter.
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Saifudinov, Valery, screenwriter.
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Carter, Jimmy, 1924- on-screen participant.
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Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, 1931-2022, on-screen participant.
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Joel, Billy, on-screen participant.
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John, Elton, on-screen participant.
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Lauper, Cyndi, 1953- on-screen participant.
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Sutherland, Kiefer, 1966- narrator.
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hoopla digital.
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| Note |
Subtitle on container: How rock & roll brought down the Wall |
| Added Title |
Rockin' the Kremlin.
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| Music No. |
MWT15667304 |
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