During the fertile early years of Drew Associates following the breakthrough of Primary, came this seldom-seen portrait of David Allen, a jazz trumpeter struggling in the Santa Monica drug rehabilitation center Synanon House. Pennebaker’s love of music drew him to David and the film prefigures later portraits such as Dont Look Back. He teamed with Life photographer William Ray and producer Gregory Shuker.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Time Life Films, United States Information Agency (USIA), Drew Associates
Top Cast
David Allen as Self
Joseph Julian as Narrator
Top Crew
William Ray · Director
Gregory Shuker · Director
Walter Sampson · Editor
Mike Jackson · Editor
Robert Drew · Executive Producer
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