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Chappaqua

Genre:Drama

Released:1966-08-30

Runtime:82

Overview

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.


Cast:

Jean-Louis Barrault

Character: Dr. Benoit

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Conrad Rooks

Character: Russel Harwick

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William S. Burroughs

Character: Opium Jones

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Allen Ginsberg

Character: Messiah

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Paula Pritchett

Character: Water Woman

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Ravi Shankar

Character: Sun God

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Ornette Coleman

Character: Peyote eater

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Swami Satchidananda

Character: The guru

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Moondog

Character: The prophet

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Penny Brown

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Ed Sanders

Character: 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

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Rita Renoir

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Tuli Kupferberg

Character: Self - The Fugs (uncredited)

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Hervé Villechaize

Character: Little Person (uncredited)

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Jasper Redhat

Character: Ritualist (uncredited)

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Jill Lator

Character: Sacrified One

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