Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
1995After 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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Leon Theremin
as Self – Inventor of the Theremin
Clara Rockmore
as Self – Theremin Virtuoso
Robert Moog
as Self – Inventor of the Moog Synthesizer
Nicolas Slonimsky
as Self – Composer and Historian
Paul Shure
as Self – Musician
Henry Solomonoff
as Self – Theremin Studio Member
Suki Bader
as Self – Theremin Dancer
Beryl Campbell
as Self – Theremin Dancer
Lydia Kavina
as Self – Theremin's Niece
Brian Wilson
as Self – Founder of The Beach Boys
Todd Rundgren
as Self – Musician and Producer
Vladimir Lenin
as Self (archive footage)
Ingrid Bergman
as Dr. Constance Petersen (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bobby Burgess
as Actor in Mickey Mouse Show Clip (archive footage) (uncredited)
Samuel Hoffman
as Self – Mickey Mouse Show Clip (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jerry Lewis
as Sidney L. Pythias (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ray Milland
as Don Birnam (archive footage) (uncredited)
Patricia Neal
as Helen Benson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gregory Peck
as John Ballantyne (archive footage) (uncredited)
Michael Rennie
as Klaatu (archive footage) (uncredited)
Barbara Rush
as Helen Fields (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joe Sawyer
as Frank Daylon (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jefferson Dudley Searles
as Mr. Crow (archive footage) (uncredited)
Alex Tkaczevski
as Self – Translator (uncredited)