Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press

“A Portrait Of Barney Rossett”
Movie ★ 4.4/10 2008 97 min Released HD · 4K
Documentary

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.

Rating
4.4/10
5 votes
Runtime
97 min
Theatrical cut
Released
2008
Released
Language
EN
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
Director
Neil Ortenberg
Studio
Oscilloscope

Cast

Barney Rosset
Barney Rosset
Self
 Amiri Baraka
Amiri Baraka
Self
 William S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs
Self (archive footage)
 Jim Carroll
Jim Carroll
Self
 Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Self
 John Sayles
John Sayles
Self
 Gore Vidal
Gore Vidal
Self
 John Waters
John Waters
Self
 John Rechy
John Rechy
Self

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