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The Source

01/23/1999

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1hr 28min

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Documentary

,History

STORY

Traces the Beats from Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac's meeting in 1944 at Columbia University to the deaths of Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs in 1997. Three actors provide dramatic interpretations of the work of these three writers, and the film chronicles their friendships, their arrival into American consciousness, their travels, frequent parodies, Kerouac's death, and Ginsberg's politicization. Their movement connects with bebop, John Cage's music, abstract expressionism, and living theater. In recent interviews, Ginsberg, Burroughs, Kesey, Ferlinghetti, Mailer, Jerry Garcia, Tom Hayden, Gary Snyder, Ed Sanders, and others measure the Beats' meaning and impact.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Johnny Depp
  • Dennis Hopper
  • John Turturro
  • Allen Ginsberg
  • William S. Burroughs

    Director

  • Chuck Workman

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Calliope Films
  • Thirteen

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Johnny Depp

Jack Kerouac

Dennis Hopper

William S. Burroughs

John Turturro

Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg

Self (archive footage)

Robert Creeley

Self

Ann Charters

Self

George Steade

Self

Ed Sanders

Self

Gregory Corso

Self

Kyle Roderick

Self

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