A documentary about the inventor of the first electronic synthesiser instrument and his subsequent life after he was abducted by the KGB as well as a history of his instrument.A documentary about the inventor of the first electronic synthesiser instrument and his subsequent life after he was abducted by the KGB as well as a history of his instrument.A documentary about the inventor of the first electronic synthesiser instrument and his subsequent life after he was abducted by the KGB as well as a history of his instrument.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 win & 3 nominations total
Vladimir Lenin
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (as Lenin)
Ingrid Bergman
- Dr. Constance Petersen
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Bobby Burgess
- Actor in 'The Mickey Mouse Club Show' Clip
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Samuel Hoffman
- Self - in 'The Mickey Mouse Club Show' Clip
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Jerry Lewis
- Sidney L. Pythias
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Ray Milland
- Don Birnam
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Patricia Neal
- Helen Benson
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaIn 1991, director Steven M. Martin traveled to Moscow, found Léon Theremin, and bought him back to the United States for the first time since 1938.
- GoofsIn the credits, the song "Someday My Prince Will Come", by Larry Morey and Frank Churchill, is listed as "Someday My Price Will Come".
- Quotes
Brian Wilson - Founder of The Beach Boys: It sounded like one of those scary movies where - OOOH - a weird trip, you know. Weird facial expressions. Weird, you know. It's almost sexual.
- Alternate versionsThe uncut version of the film contains a segment from The Mickey Mouse Club (1955) that is not available in any of the home-video releases because of rights issues.
- SoundtracksSerenade Melancolique
Written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (as Tchaikovsky)
Performed by Clara Rockmore and Nadia Reisenberg
Courtesy of Delos Records
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why is everyone obsessing about Brian Wilson?
this is a very interesting & well done documentary about a very interesting man to say the least. his thoughts & inventions & his life were far-flung. sometimes it was the KGB that was flinging him around! this one can be filed under the "truth is stranger than fiction" section. there is a really interesting recent biography about Leon Theremin called, i think, "ether music & espionage". i read it about a year ago when it had been recently published & if you liked this documentary, you might be interested in all of the pain-staking detail in the book. the Martin doc. itself is almost perfect. the only thing i thought was really gratuitous here was Todd Rundgren (sp?) who was obviously just tacked-on for his name. the rest is all really fascinating. no filler. maybe it could have been cut very slightly tighter for those whose attention spans need a constant barrage. if you can find it, get the second edition of the VHS of this that includes the scene with Dr. Samuel Hoffman demonstrating the theremin on the mickey mouse club as a wide-eyed Bobby Burgess looks on. Clara Rockmore was obviously a force to be reckoned with! Robert Moog is astute & fascinating & humble, as usual. some of the "characters" here are REAL CHARACTERS, to say the least. but their inclusion in this film is, i think, appropriate to the subject matter. even Jerry Lewis. how come everyone's hung-up on this Brian Wilson thing? i watched this with a friend who is a college professor & is well versed in music & metaphysics and we both understood everything Mr. Wilson was trying to get across!
-bobby cormier (of the not famous HeatLamp electronic band)
-bobby cormier (of the not famous HeatLamp electronic band)
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- bobbycormier
- Jun 11, 2005
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- Also known as
- Лев Термен: Электронная одиссея
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- Gross US & Canada
- $253,311
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,335
- Aug 27, 1995
- Gross worldwide
- $253,311
- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (1993) officially released in Canada in English?
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