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Director:
Howard Alk
Writers:
Howard Alk (writer)
Seaton Findlay (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
18 October 1974 (USA) more
Plot:
The life and music of Janis Joplin. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. more
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
Janis Joplin: Buried Alive in the Kozmic Blues
 (From The Wrap. 4 October 2009, 2:36 PM, PDT)

Janis Joplin: In Memoriam 1/19/43 – 10/4/70
 (From CultureCatch. 4 October 2009, 6:16 AM, PDT)

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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Janis Joplin ... Herself (archive footage)
Peter Albin ... Himself
Sam Andrew ... Himself (Big Brother and the Holding Company; Kozmic Blues Band)
David Getz ... Himself
James Gurley ... Himself
Brad Campbell ... Himself
Roy Markowitz ... Himself
Terry Clements ... Himself
Snooky Flowers ... Himself
Luis Gasca ... Himself
Richard Kermode ... Himself
Richard Bell ... Himself
Ken Pearson ... Himself
Clark Pierson ... Himself
John Till ... Himself
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Janis: A Film
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Runtime:
USA:96 min
Country:
Canada
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Certification:
Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:R
Company:
Crawley Films more

Fun Stuff

Movie Connections:
Features "The Dick Cavett Show" (1968) more

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Janis, 2 June 2006
10/10

this is "must have" for all the people out-there that are loving Janis.It's a really touching film,Janis is just playing herself.Beautiful,magnificent and above.Unfortunately,Janis's story hasn't yet really been said properly and it is my feeling that she deserve much more than she got by now,at least for the passion that she put in her music.Watch her in this film,see with what intensity she can perform and you'll understand.Janis is among the few that live for whatever she is doing and that thing is shown in every aspect of this film.Watch her especially in live performances,you never saw anything like that before! A film on which i could die watching it.

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