Free to Rock (2017)
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"Free to Rock" is the social history of how western rock music spread like a virus across the Iron Curtain, becoming the symbol of freedom under the Soviet regime. And how it helped end the Cold War. The West's rock icons inspired thousands of underground rock bands and their tens of millions of passionate supporters in Eastern Europe and the USSR. Bands like Flowers, Kino and Plastic People of the Universe sparked a revolutionary youth movement that openly defied the Communist government, survived the KGB crackdowns and fuelled a desire for freedom. Interviews and performances include:
- Presidents Jimmy Carter, Mikhail Gorbachev and Latvian President Vike- Freiberga- KGB General Oleg Kalugin
- NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow
- Elvis Presley, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Elton John, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Scorpions, Cyndi Lauper, Metallica, Stas Namin, Pits "Pete" Anderson, Boris Grebenshikov, Andrey Makarevich, Valery Saifudinov, Yuri Schevchuk
- Mark Ross, who produced one of the largest free rock concerts in history - outside Moscow in 1991 - two days before the USSR's collapse- Actors:
- Jimmy Carter, Mikhail Gorbachev, Billy Joel, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Mike Love, Bruce Johnston, Elton John, Scorpions, Herman Rarebell, Stas Namin, Metallica, Bruce Springsteen, Cyndi Lauper, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, John McEuen, Jeff Hanna, The Flowers, Andrey Makarevich, Doc McGhee
- Directors:
- Jim Brown
- Narrated By:
- Kiefer Sutherland
- Writers:
- Nick Binkley
- Aka:
- Free to Rock: How Rock and Roll Brought Down the Wall
- Studio:
- Proper Music Distribution
- Genres:
- Documentary, Music & Musicals, Special Interest
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