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Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune

01/05/2011

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1hr 36min

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Documentary

,Music

STORY

From civil rights to the anti-war movement to the struggles of workers, folksinger Phil Ochs wrote topical songs that engaged his audiences in the issues of the 1960s and 70s. In this biographical documentary, veteran director Kenneth Bowser shows how Phil's music and his fascinating life story and eventual decline into depression and suicide were intertwined with the history-making events that defined a generation. Even as his contemporaries moved into folk-rock and pop music, Phil followed his own vision, challenging himself and his listeners. Not one to pull punches, Ochs never achieved the commercial success he desperately desired. But his music remains relevant, reaching new audiences in a generation that finds his themes all too familiar.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Phil Ochs
  • Tom Paxton
  • Jello Biafra
  • Christopher Hitchens
  • Billy Bragg

    Director

  • Kenneth Bowser

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Barking Dog Productions
  • S2BN Films

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Phil Ochs

Self (archive footage)

Tom Paxton

Self

Jello Biafra

Self

Christopher Hitchens

Self

Billy Bragg

Self

Joan Baez

Self

Ed Sanders

Self

Pete Seeger

Self

Sean Penn

Self

Abbie Hoffman

Self (archive footage)

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