Allen Ginsberg
Cast · Writer
- Born
- June 3, 1926 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
- Died
- April 5, 1997
- Birth name
- Irwin Allen Ginsberg
Louis Ginsberg, the moderate Jewish Socialist and his wife Naomi, who was a radical Communist and irrepressible nudist are the parents of Irwin Allen Ginsberg, the poet and man of many other things eg. actor. Poems he written eg. Howl, Six gallery, Sunflower Sutra ... His themes: drugs, against Vietnam War, politics, "beat generation", hippies, buddhism, ... In 1970 he met with a Tibetan guru and he accepted Trungpa Rinpoche as his personal guru. He created a poetry school 'Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics'. He has remained active, publishing poems, realising musical recordings. He published a book with his own photos.
Cast
- 2026Power to The People: John & Yoko Live in NYCSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2025Nova 78'Self (archiveFootage)
- 2024One to One: John & YokoSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2024Harley Flanagan: Wired for ChaosSelf - Poet (archiveFootage)
- 2023Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TVSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2023Catching Fire: The Story of Anita PallenbergSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2023Roma, santa e dannataSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2022If These Walls Could SingSelf (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
- 2022Patti Smith: Electric PoetSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2021The Velvet UndergroundSelf - Poet (archiveFootage)
- 2021Ginsberg's Karma (archiveFootage)
- 2021Jonas in the Fields (archiveFootage)
- 2020Days of Rage: the Rolling Stones' Road to AltamontSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2020Bob Dylan: Busy Being Born (archiveFootage)
- 2020Outlaw Poet: The Legend of Ron WhiteheadSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2019Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin ScorseseThe Oracle of Delphi (archiveFootage)
- 2019Grass is GreenerSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2019Ghost ArtistSelf (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
- 2018Take Your PillsSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2018Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground (archiveFootage)
- 2018How Andy invented a superstar: true uncut tales from Andy Warhol's Factory PeopleSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2017How the Beatles Changed the WorldSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2017Hare Krishna! The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami Who Started ItSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2016Serguei O PsicodelicoSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2016The B-SideSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2016Uncle HowardSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2015Don't BlinkSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2015William S. Burroughs in the DreamachineSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2015A Day in the Life of Andy WarholSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2014Love in the Sixties (archiveFootage)
- 2014The Stars Behind the Iron CurtainSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2014Rich Hall's California StarsSelf (archiveSound)
- 2012London: The Modern BabylonSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2012AmericaNarrator (archiveSound)
- 2011Love Always, CarolynSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2011Rich Hall's Continental DriftersSelf (archiveSound)
- 2011Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool PlaceSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2011Stage Left: A Story of Theater in San FranciscoSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2011Pink Floyd: Behind the WallSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2011The Real American: Joe McCarthySelf (uncredited) (archiveFootage) (voice)
- 2011Crazy Wisdom: The Life & Times of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche (archiveFootage)
- 2011Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the Last of the BeatniksSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2010HowlSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2010Norman Mailer: The AmericanSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2010William S. Burroughs: A Man Within (archiveFootage)
- 2010Stelle sopra stelle sottoPoet (archiveFootage)
- 2009Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of WonderSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2009Corso: The Last Beat (archiveFootage)
- 2008The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg Deluxe SetSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2008Tim Leary: The Art of DyingSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2008Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur RussellSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2007Speak Out (archiveFootage)
- 2007Bob Dylan: Music in Review (archiveFootage)
- 2007Chicago 10Self (archiveFootage)
- 2007The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk MusicSelf (archiveFootage)
- 200765 RevisitedSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2006Jack Smith and the Destruction of AtlantisSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2005The Ballad of Greenwich VillageSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2004Twenty to Life: The Life & Times of John SinclairSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2003Portrait of a Bookstore as an Old ManSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2003The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'Self (archiveFootage)
- 2002American MagusSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2002Farewell to the DeuceSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2002The CockettesSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2002Jonas at the OceanSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2001Generazioni d'amore: Le quattro Americhe di Fernanda PivanoThe Master (archiveFootage)
- 2001The Praise of FollySelf (archiveSound)
- 2001Literárky - Zápas o mantinelySelf (archiveFootage)
- 2001Sleep in a Nest of FlamesSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2000HendrixSelf (at microphone) (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
- 2000The Third MindSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2000New York in the 50'sSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2000As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of BeautySelf (archiveFootage)
- 2000My GenerationSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2000Twister: A Musical CatastropheHe Dead Too (archiveFootage)
- 2000Condo Painting (archiveFootage)
- 1999GrassSelf (archiveFootage)
- 1999The SourceSelf (archiveFootage)
- 1998Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul BowlesSelf
- 1998Beyond Life: Timothy Leary LivesSelf
- 1997Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a SpiritSelf
- 1997No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg 1926-1997Self (archiveFootage)
- 1997U2: A Year in PopSelf
- 1997Timothy Leary's Last TripSelf (archiveFootage)
- 1997A Poet on the Lower East Side: A Docu-Diary on Allen Ginsberg
- 1997The FiftiesSelf
- 1996Timothy Leary's DeadSelf (archiveFootage)
- 1996The Coney Island of Lawrence Ferlinghetti
- 1996Westmoreland Naples
- 1995The History of Rock 'n' RollSelf
- 1995Rock & RollSelf
- 1995United States of PoetrySelf
- 1994Paul Bowles: The Complete OutsiderSelf - Poet
- 1994ChickenHawkSelf (archiveFootage)
- 1994Jonas in the DesertSelf
- 1994Monument à Félix GuattariSelf
- 1994Face to FaceSelf
- 1993Drug-Taking and the ArtsSelf (poet)
- 1993Road ScholarSelf
- 1993Le cow boy et l'indienSelf (archiveFootage)
- 1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest
- 1993Jamais sans mon livreSelf
- 1992Song of the Open RoadSelf
- 1992Le cercle de minuitSelf
- 1991Flashing on the Sixties: A Tribal DocumentSelf
- 1991Charlie RoseSelf
- 1990Berkeley in the SixtiesSelf (archiveFootage)
- 1990Silence = DeathSelf
- 1989Izzy Young: Talking Folklore CenterSelf
- 1989Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat PoetsSelf
- 1989Heavy PettingSelf
- 1988The Beat Generation: An American DreamSelf
- 1988Growing Up in AmericaSelf
- 1987It Was 20 Years Ago TodaySelf - Poet
- 1987Further! Ken Kesey's American DreamsSelf
- 1986What Happened to Kerouac?Self
- 1986John Lennon Live in New York CitySelf (archiveFootage)
- 1986William Carlos WilliamsSelf
- 1986He Stands in the Desert Counting the Seconds of His LifeSelf (archiveFootage)
- 1986Fire in the East - a Portrait of Robert FrankSelf
- 1985It Don't Pay to Be an Honest CitizenLawyer
- 1985American MastersSelf
- 1984Kerouac, the MovieSelf (poet)
- 1984Before StonewallSelf - Poet
- 1984West Coast Beat and BeyondSelf
- 1984Good Morning Mr. OrwellSelf
- 1983Burroughs: The MovieSelf
- 1983Birth of a NationSelf
- 1982Poetry in MotionSelf
- 1982Allan 'n' Allen's ComplaintSelf
- 1982Late Night with David LettermanSelf
- 1982Levottomat palatSelf
- 1981KopaszkutyaSelf
- 1980The Beats: An Existential ComedySelf
- 1980MahagonnySelf
- 1980Castelporziano, ostia dei poetiSelf
- 1979The War at HomeSelf - Activist
- 1979Fried Shoes Cooked DiamondsSelf
- 1978Renaldo and ClaraThe Father
- 1978Festival of BardsSelf
- 1978The South Bank ShowSelf
- 1977EverymanSelf
- 1976Hard RainSelf
- 1975ArenaSelf
- 1975The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Writer
- 1973Pickup's Tricks
- 1973Global Groove
- 1973We Can't Go Home AgainBrief glimpse (uncredited)
- 1972Ciao ManhattanSelf
- 1972Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom RallySelf
- 1971Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric FamilySelf
- 1970William Blake - Part I: Innocence and ExperienceSelf
- 1970William Blake - Part II: ProphetSelf
- 1970FejsSelf
- 1970AquariusSelf
- 1969Bed PeaceSelf
- 1969The FallSelf
- 1969PrologueSelf
- 1969The David Frost ShowSelf
- 1968Tell Me LiesSelf (uncredited)
- 1968Me and My BrotherSelf
- 1968Diaries Notes and SketchesSelf
- 1968RevolutionSelf (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
- 1968JonasSelf
- 1968Underground New York
- 1967HerostratusPoet (voice)
- 1967What's Happening?Self
- 1967Anatomy of ViolenceSelf - Non-Violent Poet-Prophet
- 1967Tonite Let's All Make Love in LondonSelf (uncredited) (voice)
- 1967Don't Look BackSelf (uncredited)
- 1967Spoleto 1967Self
- 1967Man AliveSelf - Poet
- 1966ChappaquaMessiah
- 1966CouchSelf
- 1966GalaxieSelf
- 1966Firing LineSelf
- 1965Dylan SpeaksSelf
- 1965He! Viva Dada
- 1964Stockhausen's Originale: DoubletakesSelf - Performer
- 1964The Les Crane ShowSelf
- 1963Scene at 6:30Self
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
- 1960DirectionsSelf
- 1959Pull My DaisyAllen
- 1959Prisma: Illustrerad konst- och kulturrevyPoet
- 1953The Irv Kupcinet ShowSelf
Writer
- 2015America
- 2010Howl
- 1997The Fifties
- 1995United States of Poetry
- 1993Drug-Taking and the Arts
- 1968Me and My Brother
- 1967Bitnici pevaju