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"Great Art Always Survives"

2012

1h 25m

7.9(1035 votes)

Music

Documentary

Overview

Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez.

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Production Companies

Passion Pictures

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

19 members

Writing

Stephen Segerman

Self

Stephen Segerman

Sound

Rodriguez

Self

Rodriguez

Acting

Regan Rodriguez

Self

Regan Rodriguez

Acting

Eva Rodriguez

Self

Eva Rodriguez

Acting

Mike Theodore

Self

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Sound

Dennis Coffey

Self

Dennis Coffey

Acting

Sandra Rodriguez-Kennedy

Self

Sandra Rodriguez-Kennedy

Acting

Clarence Avant

Self

Clarence Avant

Acting

Steve Rowland

Self

Steve Rowland

Directing

Malik Bendjelloul

Self (uncredited)

Malik Bendjelloul

Acting

Dan DiMaggio

Self

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Acting

Jerome Ferretti

Self

No Image

Acting

Willem Möller

Self

Willem Möller

Writing

Craig Bartholomew Strydom

Self

No Image

Acting

Ilse Assmann

Self

No Image

Acting

Steve M. Harris

Self

No Image

Acting

Robbie Mann

Self

Robbie Mann

Acting

Rick Emmerson

Self

No Image

Acting

Rian Malan

Self

No Image

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