Obscene

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Theatrical Release Date:

09/26/2008

DVD Release Date:

02/10/2009

Run Time:

97min.

Starring:

Barney Rosset , Amiri Baraka , Jim Carroll , Lawrence Ferlinghetti , Al Goldstein

Director(s):

Daniel O'Connor , Neil Ortenberg

Distributor(s):

Arthouse Films

MPAA Rating:

Not Rated

Genre(s):

Documentary

Plot: To countless avant-garde novelists, filmmakers, and playwrights, publisher Barney Rosset -- proprietor of the legendary Grove Press -- qualifies as an undisputed hero. Read More

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