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Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press(2008)

09/26/2008 (US)Documentary1h 37m
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A Portrait Of Barney Rossett

Overview

A look at the life and work of American publisher Barney Rosset, who struggled to bring controversial works like "Tropic of Cancer" and "Naked Lunch" to publication.

Neil Ortenberg

Director

Movie Cast

Barney Rosset photo

Barney Rosset

Self

Amiri Baraka photo

Amiri Baraka

Self

William S. Burroughs photo

William S. Burroughs

Self (archive footage)

Jim Carroll photo

Jim Carroll

Self

Lawrence Ferlinghetti photo

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Self

John Sayles photo

John Sayles

Self

Gore Vidal photo

Gore Vidal

Self

John Waters photo

John Waters

Self

John Rechy photo

John Rechy

Self

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

BudgetNot Given

Revenue$29.00

Production CompanyOscilloscope

Original LanguageEnglish

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