| Description |
digital optical rda |
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widescreen (16:9) rda |
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NTSC |
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video file DVD all regions rda |
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1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, all regions, NTSC, 16:9 aspect ratio. |
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DVD; NTSC, all regions; 16:9 aspect ratio. |
| Note |
Originally issued as a motion picture in 1971. |
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Includes original soundtrack, Tony Palmer in conversation with Jon Kirkman Dec 2009. |
| Credits |
Camera, Dave Swan ... [et al.] ; editor, Richard Harrison ; music composer and arranger, Frank Zappa ; music performers, the Mothers of Invention, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. |
| Cast |
The Mothers of Invention, Theodore Bikel, Ringo Starr, Keith Moon. |
| Summary |
A psychedelic precursor to music videos, in which The Mothers of Invention, a touring musical group, wreak havoc in Centerville, a stereotypical American town. The first color movie made on videotape and then transferred to film, it includes many visual effects. |
| Subject |
Mothers of Invention -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Concert tours -- United States -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Rock groups -- United States -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Feature films.
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Comedy films.
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Musical films.
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Concert tours. |
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Rock groups. |
| Genre |
Rock films.
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Musical films.
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Comedy films.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Zappa, Frank, director.
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Palmer, Tony, 1941- director.
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Starr, Ringo.
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Bikel, Theodore.
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Good, Jerry.
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Cohn, Herb.
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Moon, Keith, 1946-1978.
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Black, Jimmy Carl.
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Lickert, Martin.
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Schenkel, Calvin.
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Kam, Mara.
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Harrison, Richard.
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Stephens, Barry.
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Murakami-Wolf Films.
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Bizarre (Firm)
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Mothers of Invention.
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Tony Palmer Studio (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Frank Zappa's two hundred motels |
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200 motels |
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Two hundred motels |
| Note |
Disc label: Tony Palmer's film of Frank Zappa's 200 motels |
| ISBN |
9786313520947 |
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6313520947 |
| Standard No. |
604388714902 |
| Music No. |
TPDVD127 Tony Palmer Studio |
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