The Source
The Source

The Source

5.419991h 28mReleased
DocumentaryHistory

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.

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Director

Chuck Workman

Writer

Chuck Workman

Language

English

Top Cast

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

R

Robert Creeley

Self

A

Ann Charters

Self

G

George Steade

Self

David Amram

David Amram

Self

E

Ed Sanders

Self

G

Gregory Corso

Self

K

Kyle Roderick

Self

L

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Self

Ken Kesey

Ken Kesey

Self

Gary Snyder

Gary Snyder

Self

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