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Chappaqua (1966)

Semi-autobiographical story of Conrad Rooks, who travels to France to undergo a drug-withdrawal cure. Flashbacks to the beginings of psychedelia in San Fran. Though initially confusing, as Rooks blends drug-illusion with reality, and cuts color with black-and-white and monochrome tinted shots, "Chappaqua" is conventionally constructed with a beginning, middle, and end.

Release: 1966-08-30
Runtime: 82 min
Rating: 6.3 / 10
Cast
Jean-Louis Barrault
Jean-Louis Barrault
Dr. Benoit
Conrad Rooks
Conrad Rooks
Russel Harwick
William S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs
Opium Jones
Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg
Messiah
Paula Pritchett
Paula Pritchett
Water Woman
Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar
Sun God
Ornette Coleman
Ornette Coleman
Peyote eater
Swami Satchidananda
Swami Satchidananda
The guru
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Moondog
The prophet
Penny Brown
Penny Brown
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Ed Sanders
The Fugs
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Moustique
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Sophie Stelboun
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Peter Orlovsky
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France Crémieux
Rita Renoir
Rita Renoir
Tuli Kupferberg
Tuli Kupferberg
Self - The Fugs (uncredited)
Hervé Villechaize
Hervé Villechaize
Little Person (uncredited)