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Source: The Story of the Beats and the Beat Generation

Name: Source: The Story of the Beats and the Beat Generation
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1999
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 6.8

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6.8130average critics score, out of 1019991h 30m

Documentary

In this documentary, director Chuck Workman examines the lasting cultural significance of the Beats, focusing mainly on Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs and Neal Cassady. Along the way, these freethinking men became friends and associates, and their writing influenced numerous generations of questioning individuals. Workman combines interviews, TV clips and archival footage in his film, in addition to dramatic readings by notable actors such as Johnny Depp.