Free to Rock (2017)
Rock & Roll spread the sound of freedom across the Iron Curtain and throughout Eastern Europe and the USSR, despite Communist attempts to outlaw it and to crush what they perceived was a contamination of their youth. Over the next thirty years, thousands of underground bands and millions of young fans who yearned for Western values helped fuel the nonvio- lent implosion of the Soviet regime. FREE TO ROCK features Presidents, diplomats, spies and rock stars from the West, the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe who reveal how Rock & Roll music was a contributing factor in ending the Cold
Director: Jim Brown
Genre: Documentary, History, Music
Runtime: 61 min
Release Date: May 1, 2017
Cast
- Kiefer Sutherland - Narrator (voice)
- Jimmy Carter - Self
- Mikhail Gorbachev - Self
- Billy Joel - Self
- Elvis Presley - Self (archive footage)
- Mike Love - Himself
- George Harrison - Self - The Beatles (archive footage)
- John Lennon - Self - The Beatles (archive footage)
- Ringo Starr - Self - The Beatles (archive footage)
- Paul McCartney - Self - The Beatles (archive footage)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: $1M
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Jim Brown
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Free to Rock about?
- Rock & Roll spread the sound of freedom across the Iron Curtain and throughout Eastern Europe and the USSR, despite Communist attempts to outlaw it and to crush what they perceived was a contamination of their youth. Over the next thirty years, thousands of underground bands and millions of young fans who yearned for Western values helped fuel the nonvio- lent implosion of the Soviet regime. FREE TO ROCK features Presidents, diplomats, spies and rock stars from the West, the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe who reveal how Rock & Roll music was a contributing factor in ending the Cold
- Who directed Free to Rock?
- Free to Rock was directed by Jim Brown.
- Who stars in Free to Rock?
- Free to Rock stars Kiefer Sutherland, Jimmy Carter, Mikhail Gorbachev, Billy Joel, Elvis Presley, Mike Love.
- How long is Free to Rock?
- Free to Rock has a runtime of 1h 1m (61 minutes).
- What genre is Free to Rock?
- Free to Rock is a Documentary, History, Music film.
- What is the budget of Free to Rock?
- Free to Rock had a budget of $1M.
- Where was Free to Rock produced?
- Free to Rock was produced in United States of America.