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The Source

Chuck Workman

1999 • 1h 28m

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...

The Source

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

Cast

Johnny Depp

Johnny DeppJack Kerouac

Dennis Hopper

Dennis HopperWilliam S. Burroughs

John Turturro

John TurturroAllen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg

Allen GinsbergSelf (archive footage)

William S. Burroughs

William S. BurroughsSelf (archive footage)

Philip Glass

Philip GlassSelf

Robert CreeleySelf

Ann ChartersSelf

George SteadeSelf

David Amram

David AmramSelf

Gregory CorsoSelf

Kyle RoderickSelf

Lawrence FerlinghettiSelf

Ken Kesey

Crew

Chuck Workman

Chuck WorkmanWriters' Production

James Cady

James CadyAssociate Producer

Philip Glass

Philip GlassSound

David Amram

David AmramSound

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