Beware of Mr. Baker

Blu-ray 2012

Ginger Baker is famous for playing in the classic rock bands Cream and Blind Faith, but the world's greatest drummer didn't feel like he had hit his stride until 1972, when he arrived in Nigeria and discovered Fela Kuti's Afrobeat music. After leaving Nigeria, Ginger returned to his pattern of drug-induced self-destruction, eventually settling in South Africa, where the 73-year-old lived with his young bride and 39 polo ponies. Beware Of Mr. Bake...

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Baker, Ginger

Drummers (Musicians) Great Britain Biography

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1 videodisc (92 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
polychrome
digital
optical
surround
DTS-HD Digital surround 5.1
DTS-HD Digital surround 2.0
wide screen
HDTV
video file
Blu-ray video
region A

Target Audience Note:

E
Canadian Home Video Rating: Not rated

Other Title:

Beware of Mister Baker
container of (work): Beware of Mr. Baker (Motion picture) [Blu-ray]

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Special features: Audio commentary by director Jay Bulgar; trailer
Originally released as a documentary film in 2012
Jay Bulger, Ginger Baker, Charlie Watts, Chad Smith, Mickey Hart, Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Carlos Santana
Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH)
Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic wide screen format (1.78:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Digital surround 5.1, DTS-HD Digital surround 2.0
For private home use only
Audio track in English, captions in English
Awards: Grand Jury Prize, SXSW Film Festival, 2012

Control Number:

3409894

UPC:

738329270285

Other Authors:

Baker, Ginger, on-screen participant
Bulger, Jay, film director, on-screen participant
Kino Lorber, Inc., publisher
Smith, Chad, 1961- on-screen participant
Watts, Charlie, on-screen participant

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