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Cast

Alexander Trocchi

Alexander Trocchi

William S. Burroughs

William S. Burroughs

Self

R.D. Laing

R.D. Laing

Jim Haynes

Jim Haynes

Narrator

Davy Graham

Davy Graham

Self

Shawn Phillips

Shawn Phillips

Feliks Topolski

Feliks Topolski

Crew

Jamie Wadhavan

Jamie Wadhavan

Writer

Richard Pratt

Richard Pratt

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Davy Graham

Davy Graham

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Shawn Phillips

Shawn Phillips

Music

Jamie Wadhavan

Jamie Wadhavan

Director

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Cain's Film

19690.0 / 1027 min
Documentary

Overview

A film about Alexander Trocchi. Scottish born poet, writer, translator and author of "Young Adam" and "Cain's Book". Part of the film was made at the old Arts Laboratory and includes a discussion with William Burroughs. A portrait of Alexander Trocchi, covering his history as a writer, his interest in drugs, his family life, and ‘Sigma’, the organisation he founded to bring together like-minded people.