Ray Manzarek
Also Known As: The Doors
Biography: Raymond Daniel "Ray" Manzarek, Jr. (né Manczarek; February 12, 1939 – May 20, 2013) was an American musician, singer, producer, film director, and author, best known as a member of The Doors from 1965 to 1973, which he co-founded with singer and lyricist Jim Morrison. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ray Manzarek, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Birthday: February 12, 1939
Deathday: May 20, 2013
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Gender: Male
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Sweet Toronto
Overview: Sweet Toronto is a documentary by D.A. Pennebaker of the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival, a one day festival held September 13, 1969 at Varsity Stadium on the campus of the University of Toronto and attended by some 20,000 persons. John Lennon played as part of the Plastic Ono Band, whose members also included Yoko Ono, Klaus Voorman, Alan White, and Eric Clapton. The video also features a selection of other acts: Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, and Bo Diddley.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-11-22
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When You're Strange
Overview: The creative chemistry of four brilliant artists —drummer John Densmore, guitarist Robby Kreiger, keyboardist Ray Manzarek and singer Jim Morrison— made The Doors one of America's most iconic and influential rock bands. Using footage shot between their formation in 1965 and Morrison's death in 1971, it follows the band from the corridors of UCLA's film school, where Manzarek and Morrison met, to the stages of sold-out arenas.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-04-09
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The Doors - Soundstage Performances
Overview: Three different TV appearances ('67-'70) including old interviews, performances and the commentaries about specific songs by band members.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-10-22
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The Doors: Live at the Bowl '68
Overview: A concert video that captures legendary rock 'n' roll band The Doors at the height of the group's powers. Filmed live at the Hollywood Bowl in the summer of 1968, Jim Morrison and the band perform an extended version of "Light My Fire," plus ten of their other most loved songs, taking a standing room only audience on an aural journey of mystical worlds and psychedelic experiences.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-10-22
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Induction
Overview: INDUCTION - Ray Manzarek's 2nd U.C.L.A. student film from the spring semester of 1965. A sync-sound project, it is a tale of lovers lost and lovers found, with Dorothy Fujikawa, Kathy Zeller and Ray. Jim Morrison can actually be seen - albeit briefly - in the party sequence.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-03-14
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Classic Albums: The Doors
Overview: A future classic was unleashed in January 1967 as the Doors released their eponymously titled debut album. This documentary in the Classic Albums series takes an in-depth look at the album, with commentary from Bruce Botnick, who worked on the album, and the three remaining Doors--guitarist Robbie Krieger, keyboard player Ray Manzarek, and drummer John Densmore. The three band members also play some of their instrumental parts from the album, offering invaluable insight into how the songs were constructed.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-04-22
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The History of Rock 'n' Roll
Overview: The history of rock n' roll and pop music are explored are explored via interviews and footage of well-known music stars.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-03-06
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The Doors: Collection
Overview: A collection of short films, interviews and concert footage of the '60s rock band The Doors. Includes three basic video segments: Dance on Fire, Live at the Hollywood Bowl and The Soft Parade. Each of the videos is directed by Ray Manzarek. The "extras" include Ray's two UCLA student films.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-04-13
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The Doors: Live in Europe 1968
Overview: Filmed during their 1968 European tour, The Doors are captured in performances in London, Stockholm, Frankfurt, and Amsterdam. Paul Kantner and Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane, who shared the bill with The Doors on this tour, narrate this compilation.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-07-01
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Doors: Mr. Mojo Risin' - The Story of L.A. Woman
Overview: “Mr Mojo Risin’” is the story of the making of the Doors’ last album with Jim Morrison “L.A. Woman”. 2011 is the 40th anniversary both of the album’s release and of the death of Jim Morrison and this programme goes into detail of how the album came about, its recording and what was happening to the band at the time. The story is told through new interviews with the three surviving Doors: Ray Manzarek, Robbie Krieger and John Densmore plus contributions from Jac Holzman, founder of their label Elektra Records, Bill Siddons, who was their manager, Bruce Botnick, engineer and co-producer of the album and others associated with the Doors at this time. The show includes archive footage of the Doors performing both live and in the studio, classic photographs and new musical demonstrations from the Doors.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-01-24
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A Norml Life
Overview: A documentary on the current state of medical marijuana in America. Personal stories from patients, doctors and caregivers verify its medical effectiveness while leading activist rally support to end prohibition.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-08-16
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The Doors - Dance on Fire
Overview: A combination of concert footage, television appearances, record company promo clips and new video footage shows the Doors, a top '60s rock band. This film would later become part of The Doors 30th Anniversary Collection (released in 1999 and 2001) which compiles three films previously released by MCA/Universal Home Video: Dance on Fire (1985), Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1987) and The Soft Parade: A Retrospective (1991).
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-01-01
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The Doors - R-Evolution
Overview: Combining early TV appearances with their own music films, it illustrates how The Doors evolved from the constraints of late sixties television to a point where they had the creative input and power to shape how they were portrayed on screen. Throughout the unique charisma and talent of The Doors comes across, whether it be on a lightweight pop show or on a film created from their own imaginations, along with some of the most influential music ever made. Bonus Features: Commentary by Doors members John Densmore, Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek plus Bruce Botnick and Jac Holzman / Performance of "Break On Through (To The Other Side)" from the Isle Of Wight Festival 1970 / 45 minute documentary: The Doors - Breaking Through The Lens / "Love Thy Customer" - 1966 Ford training film with music by The Doors / Outtakes: Malibu U 1967.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-11-24
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The Doors: The Doors Are Open
Overview: Sex, death, reptiles, charisma and a unique variant of the electric blues gave the Doors an aura of profundity that has survived the band's demise. In September, 1968, The Doors gave a history making performance at The Roundhouse in London's Chalk Farm. They gave powerful renditions of their best songs. Part of the Pioneer Artist Concert Film Series.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-10-04
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The Doors - The Soft Parade
Overview: This historical music video features as its centrepiece The Doors' last televised appearance, aired on PBS in 1969.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-09-12
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The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
Overview: "The Television Years" examines the events that took place in the years between 1956 and 1960, in which Elvis Presley excited a whole nation as the "King of Rock and Roll" in the big television shows of the time. One highlight of this time periode was Elvis' 1960 combeback hosted by Frank Sinatra, which marked his first appearance on televison after his two-year stay in the army.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-03-31
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The Doors: Beat Workshop
Overview: An extended special version of the Doors' 1972 appearance on the German TV show Beat-Club
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-11-09
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Echoes from the Bowl
Overview: The Doors' legendary performance at the Hollywood Bowl remains a part of Rock and Roll history to this day. But the Bowl wasn't always so welcoming of rock music. Explore the history of the iconic venue and the artists who paved the way for The Doors to perform there.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-10-22
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Reworking The Doors
Overview: We went back into The Doors' footage vault and restored the original concert film of their legendary Hollywood Bowl performance to high-definition video with a 5.1 stereo surround mix! Get a glimpse into the process of restoring the picture and sound.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-10-22
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You Had to Be There
Overview: A collection of memorable stories from The Doors as well as friends who were present the night of their legendary 1968 appearance at the Hollywood Bowl - from long-held rumors to behind-the-scenes anecdotes.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-10-22
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The Doors - Feast Of Friends: Encore
Overview: A newly produced feature using footage shot for Feast Of Friends, Encore is a complimentary piece which provides a deeper look into the life of the band at this period as they tour, record, travel and even vacation together. The program avoids the typical selection of hits and makes use of The Doors' rare recordings to accompany this unreleased footage.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-11-10
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The Doors: Feast of Friends
Overview: A cinematic look at The Doors on the road during their summer '68 tour. Concert performances are intercut with fly-on-the-wall footage of the group in their natural habitat.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-03-13
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The Doors vs Led Zeppelin
Overview: Both The Doors and Led Zeppelin were influential bands in their own right, and their impact on music history is significant. The Doors, with their poetic lyrics and unique sound, are often credited with helping to define the psychedelic rock genre. Led Zeppelin, on the other hand, is known for their powerful, blues-influenced hard rock and heavy metal music. Both bands have left a lasting legacy and have a large and dedicated fan base. Ultimately, determining which band was "better" is subjective and depends on individual musical preferences. Some may prefer the introspective and poetic style of The Doors, while others may favor the raw energy and virtuoso musicianship of Led Zeppelin.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-01-01
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Rock Poet: Jim Morrison
Overview: Jim Morrison considered himself first a Poet, and subsequently a Rock Star and sex symbol. “ROCK POET” tells his story. He was far more than the hell-raiser, infamous for his arrest in Miami for exposing himself on stage, another rock casualty- dead by the age of just 27. “Classic Artists” meets with legendary Beat Poets Michael Horovitz, Michael McClure, Pete Brown of “Cream” fame, about the movement and what it meant to the burgeoning tide of Rock and Roll, more specifically, to Jim Morrison, and finds the admiration and respect for his talent as a poet and writer amongst his Beat Poet predecessors and also contemporaries to be unquestionable. This film includes revelations from those that were present in the final days and final hours of Jim Morrison, including an eye witness . A vigorously captivating insight of a time in rock history , a time in the life of the man, both rock star and poet.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2010-07-18
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The Doors: A Celebration - VH1 Storytellers
Overview: This episode of VH1 Storytellers is broadcast on November 22, 2000 to coincide with the release of the tribute album Stoned Immaculate: The Music Of The Doors. All of the performers joining The Doors on this program also appear on the album. This performance would mark the last time that Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger, and John Densmore ever reunited to play live together as The Doors. Set List: Love Me Two Times (Pat Monahan) / Alabama Song (Ian Astbury) / Back Door Man (Ian Astbury) / Wild Child (Ian Astbury) / The End (Travis Meeks) / Break On Through (Scott Weiland) / Five To One (Scott Weiland) / L.A. Woman (Perry Farrell) / Riders On The Storm (Scott Stapp) / Roadhouse Blues (Scott Stapp) / Light My Fire (Scott Stapp)
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-11-22
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Rockin' in the USA
Overview: Twenty-two rare German television appearances from 1960s and '70s American rock and blues acts are featured on this disc, making it a veritable time capsule of rock 'n' roll. Includes performances by The Doors, The Beach Boys, Blood Sweat & Tears, Canned Heat, Chuck Berry, B.B. King, The Grateful Dead, The Byrds, Chicago, The Steve Miller Band, Little Feat, MC5 and Captain Beefheart.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-12-30
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The Unknown Soldier
Overview: Promotional film for The Doors' single "The Unknown Soldier." The film features graphic Vietnam war footage, the band walking on the beach, and Jim Morrison being "executed." Due to its controversial content, the film was not shown on national television as intended and many venues were hesitant to show it. The film premiered before a Doors concert in Boston on March 17, 1968.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-03-17
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The Best Of The Doors Quadio
Overview: This Blu-ray release includes some of the band’s biggest hits, such as “Hello, I Love You” and “Touch Me." All in high-resolution quadrophonic mixes from the 1973 compilation The Best Of The Doors on Blu-ray for the first time. 1 Who Do You Love 2 Soul Kitchen 3 Hello, I Love You 4 People Are Strange 5 Riders On The Storm 6 Touch Me 7 Love Her Madly 8 Love Me Two Times 9 Take It As It Comes 10 Moonlight Drive 11 Light My Fire
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
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I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War
Overview: At the risk of a 5-year prison term, Francesco Da Vinci struggles with his Virginia draft board to be recognized as a sincere conscientious objector to the Vietnam war.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
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X: The Unheard Music
Overview: A documentary about the band X. Includes live and studio performances and interviews with the band members.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-03-01
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Deal of the Century
Overview: Arms dealers from several companies vie to sell the most expensive and highest tech weapons to a South American dictator. There are complications; understanding the exact nature of how 'gifts' are used to grease the wheels of a sale, a religious conversion from one of the salesman and a romance that begins to grow between two competitors.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-11-04
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When Albums Ruled the World
Overview: A BBC4 Documentary on the rise and fall and resurgence of the venerable LP record, and the dynamics of marketing and consumption of music as told through artists and musicians of the classic album eras of the 60s and 70s.
Genres: TV Movie Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-02-08
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Before the End: Searching for Jim Morrison
Overview: Documentary film about the iconic 1960s-era poet, songwriter, and vocalist of the Doors. Unlike prior Morrison media, Before the End’s focus is on the humanity behind the hype, including Jim’s formative years. The documentary features exclusive interviews with his brother, Andy Morrison; cousins Ellen Edwards and David Backer; high school swim coach, Ash Jones; college roommate, Bryan Gates; Doors-era lovers Judy Huddleston and Anne Moore; Doors booking agent, Todd Schiffman; Doors roadie, Gareth Blyth; and the first appearance by Jim’s Paris-era personal assistant, Robyn Wurtele.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
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Call It Collage '66
Overview: Color UCLA Student Film, the UCLA Film and Television Archive. This documentary short paints a picture of the multidisciplinary and mixed-media art scene of Los Angeles in the 1960s, featuring The Doors in their first concert at London Fog in Los Angeles. Director Nettie Peña uses experimental collage filmmaking to weave together a vision of artists challenging the status quo.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-01-01
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The Doors on PBS Critique
Overview: The Doors film a six-song set and interview for a PBS television series called Critique in April 1969. It is broadcast by WNDT-Channel 13 in New York, NY on Wednesday, June 25, 1969 at 9:00PM.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-06-25
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When Hippies Ruled The World
Overview: When Hippies Ruled The World takes a trip back to the end of the psychedelic Sixties - the dreams, trips, movies, and music - to a time that love was all that was needed. From 1967 to 1970, the hippie revolution gave us great anthems, great events, great sex and great big afghan coats. The music was by The Doors; queen of the hippies Joni Mitchell; and the world was set alight by the number 1 hit Fire by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. Hippies dropped out at the biggest festival, Woodstock, and were turned on by LSD and free love. The whole experience was literally set on film by Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda in Easy Rider while the hippest of all looked East and followed in the trail of the Beatles to India.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-04-10
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The Turtles: Happy Together
Overview: Proving that the Turtles were as vital to '60s pop as many better-known bands, this delightful 1991 documentary is blessed by the lively personalities of Turtles vocalists Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan (a.k.a. "Flo & Eddie"), whose anecdotes (including memorable encounters with Bob Dylan and the Beatles) are as entertaining as the group's enduring music. Interviews with bandmates reveal that the Turtles were genuinely "Happy Together," enjoying their popularity without the ego hassles that plague so many bands. It wasn't all fun and games, but even the "Lawsuits" chapter provides a hilarious primer on the hazards of rock & roll. Best of all, the Turtles' hits (including "She's My Girl," "Elenore," and many more) are seamlessly combined with rare concert footage, TV appearances, and promotional films.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-15
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Hard 'N Heavy Volume 12
Overview: Video magazine with interviews and video clips. Featured on this volume is: The Doors, Lemmy, David Lee Roth, David Coverdale, Billy Idol, Rob Halford, Great White, L.A. Guns, Lizzy Borden, Sepultura, Hanoi Rocks, Heaven's Edge, Jane's Addiction, Death Angel and Guns N' Roses.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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An Ox's Tale: The John Entwistle Story
Overview: An intimate portrait of the legendary bass guitarist for The Who. This documentary includes the last footage ever recorded with John Entwistle, and features interviews with Pete Townshend, as well as other major figures in rock history.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-08-22
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No One Here Gets Out Alive: A Tribute To Jim Morrison
Overview: No One Here Gets Out Alive, The Doors' tribute to Jim Morrison is a full exploration of the controversial and quixotic singer, delving into his fascination with cinema and psychology, mysticism and sexuality, poetry and power. In addition to clips of the band in action, it features interviews with the surviving members of The Doors and many others who were instrumental in creating and maintaining the legend.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-01-01
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The Doors Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970
Overview: Filmed on August 1970, 2AM, in front of 600,000 people, with Jim Morrison’s ongoing Miami obscenity trial still weighing heavily on the band, they traverse such staples as “Roadhouse Blues”, “Break On Through (To The Other Side)”, and “Light My Fire”.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-02-23
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The Best Of The Doors
Overview: The Blu-ray disc that accompanies the expanded version of THE SINGLES features a high-resolution Quadraphonic mix of The Best Of The Doors. This 11-song compilation, available on Blu-ray for the first time, was remixed specifically for Quad in 1973 and offers a unique sonic experience on songs like “Soul Kitchen,” “Moonlight Drive” and “Love Me Two Times.”
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-09-15
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The Wino and the Blind Man
Overview: Black and white UCLA Student Film, Preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. A haunting portrait of desperation in the alleys behind the beachside boardwalk. A "wino" whose days are consumed with drinking, is struck by a moral imperative to give the begging Blind man money. A fictional narrative short with experimental techniques. Keyboardist for The Doors, Ray Manzarek, plays the blind man.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-01-01
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The Doors of the 21st Century - L.A. Woman Live
Overview: A Note from The Doors' Ray Manzarek: This is the tour that never was. The tour that was supposed to happen when Jim came back from Paris. The tour that we were all eagerly anticipating. In May or June of 1971, Jim called John from Europe and asked him how LA Woman was doing. John told him it was doing great and that the critics actually loved it, too. Jim was excited and wanted to go on the road as soon as he got back to the States. The two of them even talked about taking the bass player - Jerry Sheff - on the road with the four original Doors to duplicate the sound of the LP.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-01-06
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Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America
Overview: Documentary on the sexual revolution in America.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-01
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The Road of Excess
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-08-14
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Jim Morrison: The End
Overview: Paris, Rue Beautreillis, July 3, 1971. The corpse of rock star Jim Morrison is found in a bathtub, in the apartment of his girlfriend Pamela Courson. The chronicle of the last months of the life of the poet, singer and charismatic leader of the American band The Doors, one of the most influential in the history of rock.
Genres: Documentary History Music TV Movie
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2021-07-02
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The Doors of the 21st Century : L.A. Woman Live
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Genres: Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2004-01-01
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