Allen Ginsberg
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Irwin Allen Ginsberg (June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997) was an American poet. He is considered to be one of the leading figures of both the Beat Generation during the 1950s and the counterculture that soon followed. He vigorously opposed militarism, economic materialism and sexual repression and was known as embodying various aspects of this counterculture, such as his views on drugs, hostility to bureaucracy and openness to Eastern religions. He was one of many influential American writers of his time known as the Beat Generation, which included famous writers such as Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs. Description above from the Wikipedia article Allen Ginsberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The Cockettes (2002)
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Condo Painting (2000)
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Nova '78 (2026)
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Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships and Intersections (1990)
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The Source (1999)
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Hare Krishna (1967)
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One to One: John & Yoko (2025)
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Bed Peace (1969)
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castelporziano ostia dei poeti (2025)
as Self - poet
Beat Generation (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
Chappaqua (1966)
as Messiah
Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back (1967)
as Self (uncredited)
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (2019)
as The Oracle of Delphi
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000)
as Self (archive footage)
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg (1994)
as Self (archive footage)
May Day x 4 (2026)
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Power to the People: John & Yoko Live in NYC (2026)
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A Poet from the Lower East Side (1997)
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Howl (2010)
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Chicago (1968)
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Before Stonewall (1984)
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Diaries, Notes, and Sketches (1968)
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Me and My Brother (1969)
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Herostratus (1967)
as Poet (voice)
Autumn Ritual (1986)
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No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)
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How the Beatles Changed the World (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow' (2003)
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The Velvet Underground (2021)
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Tonite Let's All Make Love in London (1967)
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John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
It Was Twenty Years Ago Today (1987)
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ALLEN & AI (2026)
Actor
A Supermarket in California (2024)
as Self (voice) (archive)
No. 18: Mahagonny (1980)
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Voices & Visions: Walt Whitman (1988)
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Moving Pictures (1994)
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Couch (1964)
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The Beat Hotel (2012)
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Guns of the Trees (1961)
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Ah, Sunflower (1967)
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Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds (1979)
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Poets at the Living Theater (2006)
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On the Road to Desolation (1997)
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Good Morning, Mr. Orwell (1984)
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Birth of a Nation (1997)
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William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine (2015)
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Norman Mailer: The American (2012)
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It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen (1985)
as Lawyer
Tim Leary: The Art of Dying (2008)
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Take Your Pills (2018)
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Van Gogh's Ear (1995)
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William S. Burroughs: A Man Within (2010)
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Ballad of the Skeletons (1997)
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Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche (2011)
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Great Poets: In Their Own Words (2014)
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Andy Warhol Screen Tests (1965)
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Thot-Fal'N (1978)
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Johnny Minotaur (1971)
Actor
We Can't Go Home Again (1973)
as Allen
Allen Ginsberg Sings Blues (2006)
Actor
Don't Blink - Robert Frank (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
Happy Birthday to John (1997)
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This Song for Jack (1983)
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Anatomy of Violence (1967)
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Jonas in the Desert (1994)
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Joan of Arc (1967)
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Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit (1997)
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Izzy Young: Talking Folklore Center (1989)
as Self
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell (2008)
as Self (archive footage)
All Star Video (1985)
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Out-Takes from the Life of a Happy Man (2012)
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Chicken Hawk: Men Who Love Boys (1994)
as Self
To John With Love (2006)
as Self (archive footage)
Greetings from Washington, D.C. (1981)
as Self
American Magus (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family (1971)
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Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder (2009)
as Self (archive footage)
Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes (1964)
Actor
Berkeley in the Sixties (1990)
as Self
Poetry in Motion (1982)
as Self
Gay March on Washington (1979)
as Self
A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol (2015)
Actor
Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint (1982)
as Self
Renaldo and Clara (1978)
as The Father
The Beats: An Existential Comedy (1980)
Actor
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life (1986)
as Self (archive footage)
Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally (1971)
as Self
Fire in the East: A Portrait of Robert Frank (1986)
as Self
He! Viva Dada (1965)
as Self
A Walking Tour of the East Village 1985 (2018)
as Self
Burroughs: The Movie (1984)
as Self
Be-In (1967)
as Self
A.G. (1968)
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La marche gaie (1980)
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Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets (1989)
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Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out (1967)
as Self (archive footage)
Symphony Of The Invisible (2020)
as Self (voice) (archive)
Twenty to Life: The Life & Times of John Sinclair (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
Heavy Petting (1989)
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The Fall (1969)
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The Stars Behind the Iron Curtain (2014)
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An Autumn Wind (1994)
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Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles (1999)
as Self (archive footage)
U2: A Year in Pop (1997)
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Lost, Lost, Lost (1976)
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No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg (1997)
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Brakhage (1998)
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The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
65 Revisited (2007)
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Dylan Speaks (1965)
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Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration (1977)
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Allan for Allan (1965)
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Pull My Daisy (1959)
as Alan
Ciao! Manhattan (1973)
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Harry Smith at the Breslin Hotel (2017)
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Global Groove (1973)
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Growing Up in America (1989)
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Why Is We Americans? (2022)
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Ginsberg/Corso Tapes (1984)
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Pickup's Tricks (1973)
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Une semaine dans la vie de camarades (1976)
Actor
Sing! Fight! Sing! Fight! From LeRoi to Amiri (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Wholly Communion (1965)
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Underground New York (1968)
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Silence = Death (1990)
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Lake Placid '80 (1980)
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Yippie (1968)
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Suite 212 (1974)
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Galaxie (1966)
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Road Scholar (1993)
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