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Guns of the Trees
Guns of the Trees
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Guns of the Trees

1961
1h 25m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1961

Runtime

1h 25m

Where to Watch

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Storyline

"Don’t take the poet’s anger for hysterics. When you hear a poet shouting, think about your own existence which is in danger."

Barbara, a young woman consumed by despair, contemplates suicide, while a man she meets in a church and a married couple struggle to persuade her that life is still worth living. Mekas’s film weaves this intimate drama into a larger reflection on alienation, politics, and the turbulence of early 1960s America.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 25m
Feb 28, 1961
Languages
English
Director
Jonas Mekas
Jonas Mekas
Production
NACG
NACG
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

19 Cast Members

Frances Stillman

Barbara

Ben Carruthers

Ben

Adolfas Mekas

Adolfas Mekas

Gregory

Argus Spear Juillard

Argus

Frank Kuenstler

Frank

Louis Brigante

Luis

Sudie Bond

Sudie Bond

Sudie

Leonard Hicks

Leonard

Melvin Clay

Man Looking for Job

George Maciunas

George Maciunas

Man with Theorbo

Tina Stoumen

Girl on Swing

Barbara Tucker

Woman with Child

Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg

Self (voice)

Anne Flannagan

Pregnant Woman

Sterling Jensen

Mime II

Marvin Karpatkin

Man at the Desk

Stuart Perkoff

Poetry Reader

Jewel Walker

Mime I

Marjorie Walker

Office Woman

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