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The Source

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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.

Directed byChuck Workman

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 28m
Language
EN
Released
January 23, 1999
Revenue
$360,895
Studios
ThirteenCalliope Films

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The Source: The Story of the Beats and the Beat Generation

The Source: The Story of the Beats and the Beat Generation

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Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

Jack Kerouac

Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper

William S. Burroughs

John Turturro

John Turturro

Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg

Self (archive footage)

William S. Burroughs

William S. Burroughs

Self (archive footage)

Philip Glass

Philip Glass

Self

Robert Creeley

Self

Ann Charters

Self

George Steade

Self

David Amram

David Amram

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Chuck Workman
Chuck Workman

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