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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.

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Director:
Jerry Aronson
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Genre:
Documentary | Biography more
Plot:
The life and work of Allen Ginsberg, the greatest of the Beat Generation poets is put in focus in this film full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
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...he will wear his hair long until everyone else does, then he will cut it short. more (1 total)

Cast

 
Joan Baez ... Herself
William F. Buckley ... Himself
William S. Burroughs ... Himself
Allen Ginsberg ... Himself
Abbie Hoffman ... Himself (archive footage)
Jack Kerouac ... Himself (archive footage)
Ken Kesey ... Himself
Timothy Leary ... Himself
Norman Mailer ... Himself

Directed by
Jerry Aronson 
 
Produced by
Jerry Aronson .... producer
 
Cinematography by
Roger Carter 
Jean de Segonzac 
Richard Lerner 
 
Film Editing by
Jerry Aronson 
Antony Cooper 
Nathaniel Dorsky 
 
Production Management
Susan Langfur .... production manager
Mary Kate Willett .... production manager
 
Sound Department
Michael Harrison .... sound
Lori Loeb .... sound
Greg Poschman .... sound
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Tom DeFore .... additional camera
Michael Harrison .... additional camera
Lenny Levy .... additional camera
Hilary Morgan .... additional camera
Lowell Pierce .... additional camera
John Shepphird .... additional camera
Bernard Weiser .... additional camera
 
Editorial Department
Ian Hardin .... editing assistant
Paul Lee .... editing assistant
Ben Phelan .... editing assistant
 
Other crew
Marty Leeper .... production assistant
Paul Lundahl .... production assistant
Dayton Taylor .... production assistant
 
Thanks
Michael Aisner .... thanks
Lea Aronson .... special thanks
Stan Brakhage .... thanks
Bryce Button .... thanks
Juanita DeSilva .... thanks
Bob Dylan .... thanks
Maryse Elias .... thanks
Judy Englander .... thanks
Janet Forman .... thanks
Leslie Getty .... thanks
Edith Ginsberg .... thanks
Peter Goldfarb .... thanks
Rick Gougler .... thanks
Virgil Grillo .... thanks
Alain Jaubert .... thanks
Bruce Kawin .... thanks
Debbie Luntsford .... thanks (as Debborah Luntsford)
William Massa Jr. .... thanks
Peter Michelson .... thanks
Dirk Olsen .... thanks: Denver Center for the Performing Arts
Frazer Pennebaker .... thanks
Jeff Rosen .... thanks
Bob Rosenthal .... thanks
Eddie Simon .... thanks
Bill Stammets .... thanks
Jason Tahara .... thanks
Rick Wade .... thanks
Anne Waldman .... thanks
Jamie Wallace .... thanks
Mike Wallace .... thanks
Jane Weiner .... thanks
 

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Runtime:
82 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

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...he will wear his hair long until everyone else does, then he will cut it short., 22 March 2009
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Author: lastliberal from Florida

One of America's greatest poets, and a leader of the Beat Generation; this is the story of Allen Ginsberg, and his close friendships with William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac.

We see his search for love, and his coming out as gay, with support from those around him, who were mainly hetero, but supportive.

Ginsberg challenged the conformity of the 50s, which allowed the protests of the 60s to develop. He and his group joined with Timothy Leary and transformed him.

Ginsberg's role in the infamous protests at the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago shows him as brave face of calm in a violent time.

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