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Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg

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Born: June 3, 1926Newark, New Jersey, USA

Irwin Allen Ginsberg (June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997) was an American poet. He is considered to be one of the leading figures of both the Beat Generation during the 1950s and the counterculture that soon followed. He vigorously opposed militarism, economic materialism and sexual repression and was known as embodying various aspects of this counterculture, such as his views on drugs, hostility to bureaucracy and openness to Eastern religions. He was one of many influential American writers of his time known as the Beat Generation, which included famous writers such as Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs. Description above from the Wikipedia article Allen Ginsberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Known For
Filmography
castelporziano ostia dei poeti

castelporziano ostia dei poeti

Self - poet

2025
Nova '78

Nova '78

Self (archive footage)

2025
One to One: John & Yoko

One to One: John & Yoko

Self (archive footage)

2025
John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office

John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office

Self (archive footage)

2025
A Supermarket in Californi

A Supermarket in Californi

Self (voice) (archive)

2024

Sing! Fight! Sing! Fight! From LeRoi to Amiri

Self (archive footage)

2024
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

Self (archive footage)

2023
Why Is We Americans?

Why Is We Americans?

Self (archive footage)

2022
The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground

Self (archive footage)

2021
Symphony Of The Invisible

Symphony Of The Invisible

Self (voice) (archive)

2020
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

The Oracle of Delphi

2019
A Walking Tour of the East Village 1985

A Walking Tour of the East Village 1985

Self

2018
Take Your Pills

Take Your Pills

Self (archive footage)

2018
Harry Smith at the Breslin Hotel

Harry Smith at the Breslin Hotel

Self (archive footage)

2017
How the Beatles Changed the World

How the Beatles Changed the World

Self (archive footage)

2017
Don't Blink - Robert Frank

Don't Blink - Robert Frank

Self (archive footage)

2015
A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol

A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol

2015
William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine

William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine

Self (archive footage)

2015
The Stars Behind the Iron Curtain

The Stars Behind the Iron Curtain

Self (archive footage)

2014
Great Poets: In Their Own Words

Great Poets: In Their Own Words

Self (archive footage)

2014
Beat Generation

Beat Generation

Self (archive footage)

2014
Norman Mailer: The American

Norman Mailer: The American

Self (archive footage)

2012
The Beat Hotel

The Beat Hotel

Self (archive footage)

2012
Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

Self (archive footage)

2011
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

Self (archive footage)

2010
Howl

Howl

Self

2010
Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder

Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder

Self (archive footage)

2009
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

Self (archive footage)

2008
Tim Leary: The Art of Dying

Tim Leary: The Art of Dying

Self (archive footage)

2008
65 Revisited

65 Revisited

Self (archive footage)

2007
The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music

The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music

Self (archive footage)

2007
Poets at the Living Theater

Poets at the Living Theater

Self (archive footage)

2006
To John With Love

To John With Love

Self (archive footage)

2006
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

Self

2005
Twenty to Life: The Life & Times of John Sinclair

Twenty to Life: The Life & Times of John Sinclair

Self (archive footage)

2004

The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'

Self (archive footage)

2003
The Cockettes

The Cockettes

Self (archive footage)

2002
American Magus

American Magus

Self (archive footage)

2002
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

Self (archive footage)

2000
Condo Painting

Condo Painting

Self (archive footage)

2000
Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles

Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles

Self (archive footage)

1999
The Source

The Source

Self (archive footage)

1999
Brakhage

Brakhage

Self (archive footage)

1998
No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg

No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg

Self (archive footage)

1997
Ballad of the Skeletons

Ballad of the Skeletons

Self

1997

On the Road to Desolation

Self (archive footage)

1997
Happy Birthday to John

Happy Birthday to John

Self

1997
Birth of a Nation

Birth of a Nation

Self

1997
Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit

Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit

Self

1997
U2: A Year in Pop

U2: A Year in Pop

Self

1997
A Poet from the Lower East Side

A Poet from the Lower East Side

Self

1997
Van Gogh's Ear

Van Gogh's Ear

Self

1995
The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg

The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg

Self (archive footage)

1994

An Autumn Wind

Self

1994

Moving Pictures

Self

1994
Jonas in the Desert

Jonas in the Desert

Self

1994
ChickenHawk

ChickenHawk

Self

1994
Road Scholar

Road Scholar

Self

1993
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections

Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections

Self

1990
Berkeley in the Sixties

Berkeley in the Sixties

Self

1990
Silence = Death

Silence = Death

Self

1990
Izzy Young: Talking Folklore Center

Izzy Young: Talking Folklore Center

Self

1989
Heavy Petting

Heavy Petting

Self

1989
Growing Up in America

Growing Up in America

Self

1989
Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets

Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets

Self

1989
Voices & Visions: Walt Whitman

Voices & Visions: Walt Whitman

Self

1988

Autumn Ritual

Self

1986
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

Self (archive footage)

1986
Fire in the East: A Portrait of Robert Frank

Fire in the East: A Portrait of Robert Frank

Self

1986
It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen

It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen

Lawyer

1985
All Star Video

All Star Video

Self (archive footage)

1985
Before Stonewall

Before Stonewall

Self

1984
Burroughs: The Movie

Burroughs: The Movie

Self

1984

Ginsberg/Corso Tapes

Self

1984
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

Self

1984
This Song for Jack

This Song for Jack

Self

1983
Poetry in Motion

Poetry in Motion

Self

1982
Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint

Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint

Self

1982
Greetings from Washington, D.C.

Greetings from Washington, D.C.

Self

1981

No. 18: Mahagonny

Self

1980

The Beats: An Existential Comedy

1980
Lake Placid '80

Lake Placid '80

Self

1980
La marche gaie

La marche gaie

Self

1980
Gay March on Washington

Gay March on Washington

Self

1979

Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds

Self

1979
Thot-Fal'N

Thot-Fal'N

Self

1978
Renaldo and Clara

Renaldo and Clara

The Father

1978
Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration

Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration

Self

1977
Lost, Lost, Lost

Lost, Lost, Lost

Self

1976
Une semaine dans la vie de camarades

Une semaine dans la vie de camarades

1976
Suite 212

Suite 212

Self

1974
We Can't Go Home Again

We Can't Go Home Again

Allen

1973
Ciao! Manhattan

Ciao! Manhattan

Self

1973
Pickup's Tricks

Pickup's Tricks

Self

1973
Global Groove

Global Groove

Self

1973
Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally

Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally

Self

1971
Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family

Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family

Self

1971
Johnny Minotaur

Johnny Minotaur

1971
Bed Peace

Bed Peace

Self

1969
Me and My Brother

Me and My Brother

Self

1969
The Fall

The Fall

Self

1969
Yippie

Yippie

Self

1968
A.G.

A.G.

Self

1968
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

Self (archive footage)

1968

Chicago

Self

1968
Underground New York

Underground New York

Self

1968
Anatomy of Violence

Anatomy of Violence

Self

1967
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

Self

1967
Ah, Sunflower

Ah, Sunflower

Self

1967
Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out

Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out

Self (archive footage)

1967
Herostratus

Herostratus

Poet (voice)

1967
Dont Look Back

Dont Look Back

Self (uncredited)

1967
Hare Krishna

Hare Krishna

Self

1967
Be-In

Be-In

Self

1967
Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc

Self

1967
Galaxie

Galaxie

Self

1966
Chappaqua

Chappaqua

Messiah

1966
Wholly Communion

Wholly Communion

Self

1965
Dylan Speaks

Dylan Speaks

Self (archive footage)

1965
Andy Warhol Screen Tests

Andy Warhol Screen Tests

Self

1965

Allan for Allan

Self

1965
He! Viva Dada

He! Viva Dada

Self

1965
Couch

Couch

Self

1964

Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes

1964
Guns of the Trees

Guns of the Trees

Self (voice)

1961
Pull My Daisy

Pull My Daisy

Alan

1959