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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)

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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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