The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg
5.7
9 votes·1994
·1h 23m
·MovieDocumentary
Overview
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.
Keywords
political activismamerican culturearchive footagesocial activismbeat generation1940s1950s1960spolitical documentarysocial & cultural documentarybeat poetrybiographical documentary
Cast
Allen Ginsberg
Self (archive footage)
Jack Kerouac
Self (archive footage)
William S. Burroughs
Self
Abbie Hoffman
Self (archive footage)
Ken Kesey
Self
William F. Buckley Jr.
Self
Timothy Leary
Self
Norman Mailer
Self
Joan Baez
Self
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