79
GreatGoodWatch score79
GreatGoodWatch scoreSummary
An avant-garde documentary film on English guitarist, composer and improviser Fred Frith.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 79GoodWatch 80
IMDb7.9
Running time
1 h 30 min
A typical length for documentaries, −6 min on the typical 96
typical 9690Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 75 countries
+65Released
1990
May 18, 1990
36 years ago
Genres
DocumentaryMusicLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
GermanMade in
Germany
Switzerland
and 6 more23 people
- Fred FrithSelf
- Jonas MekasButterfly Wing
- John SpacelyKoan vom Klang einer Hand
- JJJulia JudgeKoan vom Klang einer Hand
- TWTom WalkerKoan vom Klang einer Hand
- TMTed MiltonTelevision Dancer
- RFRobert FrankOld Man in Train
- CBCyro BaptistaSelf
- Joey BaronSelf
- Iva BittováSelf
- TCTom CoraSelf
- JDJean DeromeSelf
- PFPavel FajtSelf
- HHacoSelf (as Haco Mizoguchi)
- EHEitetsu HayashiSelf
- THTim HodgkinsonSelf
- Arto LindsaySelf
- RLRené LussierSelf
- KNKevin NortonSelf
- Bob OstertagSelf
- Zeena ParkinsSelf
- YUYasushi UtsunomiaSelf
John ZornSelf
Directing · 3
- Nicolas Humbert Director, Writer, Producer
- Werner Penzel Director, Writer, Producer
- Peter Zobel Assistant Director, Unit Manager
Production · 5
- Bernd Michael Fincke Producer
- Res Balzli Production Manager, Producer
- Silvia Koller Producer, Editor
- Gerhard Honal Producer
- Dieter Fahrer Production Manager, Assistant Camera
Camera · 1
- Oscar Salgado Camera Operator, Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Gisela Castronari Editor
- Vera Burnus Editor, Sound Editor
Sound · 6
- Fred Frith Music
- Max Rammler-Rogall Sound Mixer
- Jean Vapeur Sound
- Benedykt Grodon Sound Recordist
- Rainer Carben Sound Mixer
- Guillermo del Castillo Sound Engineer
Art · 1
- Lecco Graphic Designer, Animation
Lighting · 1
- Claudia Kantner Lighting Technician
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