Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press

5.0 2008 97 min
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.

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Directors
Neil Ortenberg, Daniel O'Connor

Cast

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

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