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Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press

A Portrait Of Barney Rossett
Sep 26, 2008 · 1h 37m
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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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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
Directed by Neil Ortenberg

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
$29
Production
Oscilloscope
Country
US
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