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The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Frank Zappa released in USA on 1 january 1988 with Theodore Bikel

The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels (1988)

The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
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Released in USA 1 january 1988
Length 59minutes
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy,    Documentary,    Musical
Rating82% 4.1204154.1204154.1204154.1204154.120415

The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels is a documentary film released in 1988 by Frank Zappa, detailing the making of Zappa's 1971 film 200 Motels. As of December 2013, the video has not yet been released on DVD.

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Theodore Bikel

(Self)Tony Palmer

(Self)Ringo Starr

(Self)Howard Kaylan
Frank Zappa

(Self)Dweezil Zappa

(Self (archive footage))
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