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The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg (1994) -- A documentary tracing the life and work of Allen Ginsberg, the greatest of the Beat Generation poets.

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) -- A chronicle of Bob Dylan's strange evolution between 1961 and 1966 from folk singer to protest singer to "voice of a generation" to rock star.

Berkeley in the Sixties (1990) -- A documentary about militant student political activity in the University of California-Berkely in the 1960's.

Corso: The Last Beat (2009) -- ETHAN HAWKE takes us on the road with GREGORY CORSO - the most colorful of the inner circle of THE BEATS, who along with KEROUAC, GINSBERG and BURROUGHS changed world culture and social history.

Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell (2008) -- WILD COMBINATION is director Matt Wolf's visually absorbing portrait of the seminal avant-garde composer, singer-songwriter, cellist, and disco producer Arthur Russell.

Overview

Date of Birth:

3 June 1926, Newark, New Jersey, USA more

Date of Death:

5 April 1997, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA more

Mini Biography:

Allen Ginsberg was one of the Trinity of Beat Generation writers revolutionized... more

Trivia:

Admired Mikhail Vartanov's Parajanov: The Last Spring (1992). more

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NewsDesk:
(85 articles)

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Alternate Names:

Alan Ginsberg | Rabbi Buddha Whitman/Ginsburg

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Writer, Soundtrack, Miscellaneous Crew, Composer, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Twister: A Musical Catastrophe (2000) (V)	(as Rabbi Buddha Whitman/Ginsburg) He Dead Too	2000	-	8.1 (14)

2.	Ballad of the Skeletons (1997)		1997	-	7.6 (75)

3.	It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen (1984)		1984	-	4.2 (25)

4.	Renaldo and Clara (1978)	The Father	1978	-	6.1 (263)

5.	Thot-Fal'N (1978)		1978	-	8.1 (11)

6.	Global Groove (1973) (V)		1973	-	4.6 (7)

7.	Johnny Minotaur (1971)		1971	-	-

8.	Prologue (1970)		1970	-	6.6 (6)

9.	Love Love Love (1968)		1968	-	1.5 (6)

10.	Chappaqua (1966)	Messiah	1966	-	6.2 (230)

11.	Pull My Daisy (1959)	(as Alan Ginsberg) Allen	1959	-	7.1 (208)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"The Fifties" (1997)	(poem "Howl") (segment 5)	1997	-	8.0 (55)

2.	Ballad of the Skeletons (1997)	(writer)	1997	-	7.6 (75)

3.	"United States of Poetry" (1995)	(poem)	1995	-	8.2 (21)

4.	An Autumn Wind (1994)	(writer)	1994	-	-

5.	Drug-Taking and the Arts (1994)	(poem "Laughing Gas")	1994	-	8.1 (31)

6.	Me and My Brother (1969)	(poems)	1969	-	6.0 (64)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Patti Smith: Dream of Life (2008)	(writer: "Spell")	2008	-	7.0 (270)

2.	No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)	(writer: "America") (performer: "America")	2005	-	8.5 (5,824)
	AKAs: Bob Dylan: No Direction Home (Australia)
3.	The Cockettes (2002)	(writer: "Nurse's Song") (performer: "Nurse's Song")	2002	-	7.2 (311)

4.	The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg (1994)	(writer: "New Stanzas for Amazing Grace")	1994	-	6.9 (103)

5.	Renaldo and Clara (1978)	(performer: "Nurse's Song")	1978	-	6.1 (263)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Mushroom's Dam (2000)	(poem)	2000	-	-

2.	"The Fifties" (1997)	(archive source)	1997	-	8.0 (55)

		Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Hustler for Life (1998)	1998	-	-

2.	Ballad of the Skeletons (1997)	1997	-	7.6 (75)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music (2007)	(dedicated to the memory of)	2007	-	6.9 (22)

2.	Good Will Hunting (1997)	(in memory of)	1997	$226M	8.0 (133,509)

3.	Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol (1990)	(thanks: for generous help and insight)	1990	-	6.8 (167)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Corso: The Last Beat (2009)		2009	-	-

2.	Ferlinghetti: A City Light (2009)	Himself	2009	-	-

3.	Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets (2008) (V)		2008	-	-

4.	Farewell to the Deuce (2002)	Himself	2002	-	-

5.	Chvála bláznivosti (2001)	(voice) Himself	2001	-	-
	AKAs: Moriae Encomium (International: Latin title) The Praise of Folly (International: English title)
6.	"The American Experience" (1988)	Himself (3 episodes, 1999-2001)	2001	-	8.5 (193)
	3 TV episodes: New York: Part 6 - The City of Tomorrow (2001) Himself New York: Part V - Cosmopolis (1999) Himself New York: Part II - Order and Disorder (1999) Himself
7.	Sleep in a Nest of Flames (2001)	Himself	2001	-	-

8.	Jonas at the Ocean (2001)	Himself	2001	-	5.6 (5)

9.	American Magus (2001)	Himself	2001	-	-

10.	My Generation (2000)	Himself	2000	-	6.8 (107)

11.	Condo Painting (2000)		2000	-	6.4 (37)

12.	The Source (1999) (TV)	Himself	1999	-	7.2 (452)

13.	"New York: A Documentary Film" (1999)	Himself (3 episodes, 1999)	1999	-	9.2 (339)
	AKAs: American Experience: New York - A Documentary Film (USA: alternative title) 3 TV episodes: Order and Disorder: 1825-1865 (1999) Himself The City and the World: 1945-Present (1999) Himself The City of Tomorrow: 1931-1940 (1999) Himself
14.	Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles (1998)	Himself	1998	-	7.0 (53)

15.	"Cold War" (1998)	Himself (unknown episodes)	1998	-	8.2 (168)

16.	Hustler for Life (1998)	Himself	1998	-	-

17.	"The Fifties" (1997)	(also archive footage) Himself (poet)	1997	-	8.0 (55)

18.	U2: A Year in Pop (1997) (TV)	Himself	1997	-	5.8 (129)

19.	"The Charlie Rose Show" (1991)	Himself (1 episode, 1997)	1997	-	7.8 (219)
	AKAs: Charlie Rose (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: Episode dated 7 April 1997 (1997) Himself
20.	Ginsberg - Egy költö a Lower East Side-ról (1997)		1997	-	9.4 (7)
	AKAs: A Poet on the Lower East Side: A Docu-Diary on Allen Ginsberg (USA)
21.	The Coney Island of Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1996)		1996	-	6.5 (9)

22.	"Rock & Roll" (1995)	Himself	1995	-	7.6 (35)

23.	"United States of Poetry" (1995)	Himself	1995	-	8.2 (21)

24.	The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 6 (1995) (TV)	Himself	1995	-	7.5 (87)
	AKAs: My Generation
25.	Paul Bowles: The Complete Outsider (1994)		1994	-	8.0 (12)

26.	Chicken Hawk: Men Who Love Boys (1994)	Himself	1994	-	7.1 (76)
	AKAs: Chicken Hawk (USA: short title)
27.	The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg (1994)	Himself	1994	-	6.9 (103)

28.	Jonas in the Desert (1994)	Himself	1994	-	4.9 (46)

29.	An Autumn Wind (1994)	Himself	1994	-	-

30.	Drug-Taking and the Arts (1994)	Himself (poet)	1994	-	8.1 (31)

31.	Road Scholar (1993)	Himself	1993	-	6.6 (103)

32.	Flashbacks (1990)	Interview Subject	1990	-	-
	AKAs: Timothy Leary's Flashbacks (USA: complete title)
33.	Die Aids-Trilogie: Schweigen = Tod - Künstler in New York kämpfen gegen AIDS (1990)	Himself	1990	-	8.1 (25)
	AKAs: Die Aids-Trilogie: Schweigen = Tod (Germany: short title) Silence = Death (USA)
34.	Flashing on the Sixties: A Tribal Document (1990) (V)	Himself	1990	-	6.6 (14)

35.	Heavy Petting (1989)	Himself	1989	-	6.3 (159)

36.	Growing Up in America (1988)	Himself	1988	-	7.0 (18)

37.	It Was 20 Years Ago Today (1987)	Himself	1987	-	8.3 (49)

38.	The Beat Generation: An American Dream (1987)	Himself	1987	-	6.9 (18)

39.	What Happened to Kerouac? (1986)	Himself	1986	-	6.6 (128)
	AKAs: Kerouac (International: English title)
40.	Kerouac, the Movie (1985)	Himself (poet)	1985	-	6.2 (71)

41.	Before Stonewall (1984)	Himself	1984	-	7.7 (174)
	AKAs: Before Stonewall: The Making of a Gay and Lesbian Community
42.	Burroughs (1983)		1983	-	7.7 (74)

43.	Poetry in Motion (1982)	Himself	1982	-	8.5 (51)

44.	Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships and Intersections (1982)	Himself	1982	-	7.4 (48)

45.	Kopaszkutya (1981)	Himself	1981	-	7.6 (115)
	AKAs: Bald Dog (International: English title: festival title)
46.	The Beats: An Existential Comedy (1980) (V)	Himself	1980	-	-

47.	Mahagonny (1980)	Himself	1980	-	7.1 (14)
	AKAs: Number 18 (USA)
48.	La marche gaie (1980)	Himself	1980	-	6.6 (7)

49.	Castelporziano, ostia dei poeti (1980) (TV)	Himself	1980	-	-
	AKAs: Lunatics, Lovers and Poets (Europe: English title)
50.	The War at Home (1979)	Himself (activist)	1979	-	7.7 (93)

51.	Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds (1978)	Himself	1978	-	4.9 (5)

52.	"The Irv Kupcinet Show" (1953)	Himself (1 episode, 1975)	1975	-	8.5 (6)
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 18 August 1975 (1975) Himself
53.	Pickup's Tricks (1973)		1973	-	-

54.	Ciao Manhattan (1972)	Himself	1972	-	5.3 (365)
	AKAs: Edie in Ciao! Manhattan
55.	Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family (1971)	Himself	1971	-	5.0 (11)

56.	Dynamite Chicken (1971)	Himself	1971	-	4.9 (95)

57.	Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally (1971)	Himself	1971	-	-

58.	Diaries Notes and Sketches (1969)	Himself	1969	-	7.8 (67)
	AKAs: Walden (USA: new title)
59.	"The David Frost Show" (1969)	Himself (1 episode, 1969)	1969	-	8.5 (25)
	1 TV episode: Episode #1.25 (1969) Himself
60.	Me and My Brother (1969)	Himself	1969	-	6.0 (64)

61.	The Fall (1969)	Himself	1969	-	6.6 (30)

62.	"Firing Line" (1966)	Himself (1 episode, 1968)	1968	-	8.6 (17)
	1 TV episode: The Hippies (1968) Himself
63.	Yippie (1968)	Himself	1968	-	-

64.	Tonite Let's All Make Love in London (1967)	Himself	1967	-	6.4 (114)
	AKAs: London Is a Swinging City (International: English title) The London Scene Tonight Let's All Make Love in London (International: English title)
65.	Dont Look Back (1967)	(uncredited) Himself	1967	-	7.7 (2,854)
	AKAs: Don't Look Back (USA: orthographically correct title)
66.	Be-In (1967)	Himself	1967	-	5.5 (10)

67.	Anatomy of Violence (1967) (TV)	Himself - Non-Violent Poet-Prophet	1967	-	-
	AKAs: Spectrum: Anatomy of Violence (USA: series title)
68.	What's Happening? (1967) (TV)	Himself	1967	-	-
	AKAs: Che cosa sta succedendo? (Italy)
69.	Galaxie (1966)	Himself	1966	-	-

70.	Wholly Communion (1965)		1965	-	6.7 (18)

71.	Couch (1964)	Himself	1964	-	4.9 (28)


1.	Tim Leary: The Art of Dying (2008)	Himself

2.	Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell (2008)	Himself

3.	"Sekai gumi TV"
	1 TV episode: The Legend of the Hotel Chelsea (2007) (archive sound) Himself
4.	The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music (2007)	Himself

5.	"The Drug Years"
	1 TV episode: Break on Through (????) Himself
6.	"SexTV"
	1 TV episode: The Naked Woman/Queer Beats/Modern Paul (2006) Himself
7.	The Ballad of Greenwich Village (2005)	Himself

8.	No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)	Himself

9.	Twenty to Life: The Life & Times of John Sinclair (2004) (V)	Himself

10.	The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow' (2003) (V)	Himself

11.	The Cockettes (2002)	Himself

12.	Literárky - Zápas o mantinely (2001)	Himself

13.	Hendrix (2000) (TV)	(uncredited) Himself (at microphone)

14.	New York in the 50's (2000)	Himself

15.	Grass (1999)	Himself

16.	"Bravo Profiles"
	1 TV episode: Jack Kerouac: On the Road to Desolation (1998) Himself
17.	No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg 1926-1997 (1997) (TV)	Himself

18.	Birth of a Nation (1997)	Himself

19.	Happy Birthday to John (1996)	Himself

20.	Berkeley in the Sixties (1990)	Himself

21.	He Stands in the Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life (1986)	Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:

CD: Spoken-word CD "The Lion For Real", 1989 (Mercury) more

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie | 12 Portrayals | 2 Interviews | 6 Articles more

Genres:

Documentary | History | Biography | Music more

Plot Keywords:

Independent Film | Interview | 1960s | Character Name In Title more

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