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The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg

  • 1994
  • TMDB 5.7/10
  • 1h 23m

Visionary, radical, spiritual seeker, renowned poet, founding member of a major literary movement, champion of human rights, Buddhist, political activist and teacher. Extensive archival footage, interviews, and home movies cover Allen Ginsberg's life, activism, and influence on American culture through the Beat era, the 1960s, and beyond.

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Visionary, radical, spiritual seeker, renowned poet, founding member of a major literary movement, champion of human rights, Buddhist, political activist and teacher. Extensive archival footage, interviews, and home movies cover Allen Ginsberg's life, activism, and influence on American culture through the Beat era, the 1960s, and beyond.

Cast

  • Allen GinsbergSelf (archive footage)
  • Jack KerouacSelf (archive footage)
  • William S. BurroughsSelf
  • Abbie HoffmanSelf (archive footage)
  • Ken KeseySelf
  • William F. Buckley Jr.Self
  • Timothy LearySelf
  • Norman MailerSelf

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