Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

Directed by Steven M. Martin
PG
1993    83mDocumentary, Biography,
7.3100%70%
A documentary about the amazing life of Leon Theremin, inventor of the theremin, the electronic musical instrument so beloved of 50s sci-fi movie music. Theremin amazed America with his instrument until his kidnapping by Soviet agents in the mid-30s. Upon his release from a labor camp, he worked on surveillance devices for the KGB. Almost 60 years later , he is brought back to America for a touching reunion with his friends and colleagues.

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Cast of Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Steven M. MartinDirector / Writer / Producer

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