Ballad of the Skeletons

Nov 20, 1997

0h 4m

★ 5.0

Overview

A close-up of Allen Ginsberg reciting his “skeletons” poem is bluescreened and dissolved against archival film and video clips, and backed by musicians to create a sort of song that becomes an American anthem.

Genres

Music

Production Companies

Sundance

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Cast

Self (archive footage)

Allen Ginsberg

Self

Paul McCartney

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