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The Beat Hotel

6.5 / 10 | 1h 28m | United States
2012 | Documentary | Biography | History
The Beat Hotel, a new film by Alan Govenar, goes deep into the legacy of the American Beats in Paris during the heady years between 1957 and 1963, when Allen Ginsberg, Peter Orlovsky and Gregory Corso fled the obscenity trials in the United States surrounding the publication of Ginsberg’s poem Howl. They took refuge in a cheap no-name hotel they had heard about at 9, Rue Git le Coeur and were soon joined by William Burroughs, Ian Somerville, Brion Gysin, and others from England and elsewhere in Europe, seeking out the “freedom” that the Latin Quarter of Paris might provide.

Cast List (19)

Alan Govenar
Alan Govenar
Director
Harold Chapman
Harold Chapman
Self
Jason P. Kendall
Jason P. Kendall
Cyclops
Barry Miles
Barry Miles
Self
Matthew M. Mitchell
Matthew M. Mitchell
Gregory Corso
Oliver Harris
Oliver Harris
Self
Nicholas Irion
Nicholas Irion
Ian Sommerville
Cyclops Lester
Cyclops Lester
Self
Jürgen Ploog
Jürgen Ploog
Self
Regina Weinreich
Regina Weinreich
Self
Sylvia Whitman
Sylvia Whitman
Self
Peter Golding
Peter Golding
Self
Kit Hussey
Kit Hussey
William Burroughs
Andrew J. Kasten
Andrew J. Kasten
Harold Chapman
Jean-Jacques Lebel
Jean-Jacques Lebel
Self
Claude Odillard
Claude Odillard
Self
Elliot Rudie
Elliot Rudie
Self
George Whitman
George Whitman
Self
Eddie Woods
Eddie Woods
Self

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