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Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press

A Portrait Of Barney Rossett

4.4

1h 37m

2008

“A Portrait Of Barney Rossett”

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.

Director

Neil Ortenberg

Daniel O'Connor

Documentary

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Cast & Crew

Barney Rosset

as Self

Amiri Baraka

Amiri Baraka

as Self

William S. Burroughs

William S. Burroughs

as Self (archive footage)

Jim Carroll

Jim Carroll

as Self

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

as Self

John Sayles

John Sayles

as Self

Gore Vidal

Gore Vidal

as Self

John Waters

John Waters

as Self

John Rechy

John Rechy

as Self

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