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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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn addition to being the inventor of the musical instrument that bears his name, Léon Theremin was also the inventor of the eavesdropping electronic-bugging device.
- 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
Featured review
An Excellent Musical Documentary
This is a superlative documentary on the life and achievements of Leon Theremin, a Russian scientist and musician who invented the world's first electronic musical instrument. It follows his life, career, and contributions from 1928, through his kidnapping by Stalinist agents in 1938, years of exile and service to the Soviet state (he also invented the surveillance bug, for which he received highest commendations and relative freedom), to his triumphant and happy return to America at the spry age of 95. Equal time is given to explore his personal and professional life with warmly candid interviews of those closest to him, his colleagues, and such electronic music luminaries such as Robert Moog. The film endearingly arouses interest in its subject, and shows just how prevalent Theremin's influence was in classical music, Hollywood movie soundtracks, and Rock'n'Roll. The interview sequence with wacked-out, wired Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys is real hoot and is worth the price of admission (or video rental) alone. Don't miss this one.
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- Also known as
- Лев Термен: Электронная одиссея
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Box office
- 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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