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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- American Masters Pictures
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Allen Ginsberg as Self (archive footage)
Jack Kerouac as Self (archive footage)
William S. Burroughs as Self
Abbie Hoffman as Self (archive footage)
Ken Kesey as Self
William F. Buckley Jr. as Self
Timothy Leary as Self
Norman Mailer as Self
Top Crew
Jerry Aronson · Director, Writer
Richard Lerner · Cinematographer
Jean de Segonzac · Cinematographer
Nathaniel Dorsky · Editor
Antony Cooper · Editor
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