Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press

1h 37m
Documentary
4.4

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.

Cast

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

Crew

Neil Ortenberg
Director
Daniel O'Connor
Director
Tanya Meillier
Editor, Producer
Alex Meillier
Director of Photography, Producer
Derek Sample
Sound Editor
Askold Buk
Original Music Composer

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