Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

The read

Critics rate it 27 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 23m.

Synopsis

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.

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Key crew

• Steven M. MartinDirector
• Steven M. MartinWriter

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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