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Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press

"A Portrait Of Barney Rossett"

User Score5 votes
44%4.4/10
Release2008→
Runtime1H 37M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased

Synopsis

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.

Principal Cast8

Barney Rosset

Self

Amiri Baraka

Amiri Baraka

Self

William S. Burroughs

William S. Burroughs

Self (archive footage)

Jim Carroll

Jim Carroll

Self

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Self

John Sayles

John Sayles

Self

Gore Vidal

Gore Vidal

Self

John Waters

John Waters

Self

Full Cast & Crew (17)

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Director

Neil Ortenberg

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Countries:United States of America
Production:Oscilloscope