
The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg
1994 · Movie · 1h 23m
Documentary
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes
79%
Key crew
- Jerry AronsonDirector
- Jerry AronsonWriter
Cast
- Allen GinsbergSelf (archive footage)
- Jack KerouacSelf (archive footage)
- William S. BurroughsSelf
- Abbie HoffmanSelf (archive footage)
- Ken KeseySelf
- William F. Buckley Jr.Self
- Timothy LearySelf
- Norman MailerSelf
- Joan BaezSelf
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Themes
political activismamerican culturearchive footagesocial activismbeat generation1940s1950s1960spolitical documentarysocial & cultural documentarybeat poetrybiographical documentary





















