Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II (2014)
Deep Purple is one of the most influential and important guitar bands in history, one of the godfathers of the heavy metal genre, with over 100 million album sales worldwide to their name. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Deep Purple's groundbreaking double live album Made in Japan, this documentary explores these recordings and Deep Purple Mark 2, the line-up between 1969 and 1973.
Directors: Drew Thompson, Ian Carmichael.
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Ian Gillan as Self |
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Roger Glover as Self |
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Ritchie Blackmore as Self |
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Jon Lord as Self |
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Ian Paice as Self |
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Glenn Hughes as Self |
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Martin Birch as Self |
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Michael Bradford as Self |
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James Hetfield as Self |
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Lars Ulrich as Self |
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Bruce Dickinson as Self |
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Matt Sorum as Self |
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Joe Satriani as Self |
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Chad Smith as Self |
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Eddie Trunk as Self |
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Frank Zappa as Self (archive footage) |
| Production | Drew Thompson | Producer |
| Directing | Drew Thompson | Director |
| Production | Ian Carmichael | Producer |
| Directing | Ian Carmichael | Director |