Chappaqua
movie
Released August 30, 1966
Genres:
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
as
Dr. Benoit
Conrad Rooks
as
Russel Harwick
William S. Burroughs
as
Opium Jones
Allen Ginsberg
as
Messiah
Paula Pritchett
as
Water Woman
Ravi Shankar
as
Sun God
Ornette Coleman
as
Peyote eater
Swami Satchidananda
as
The guru
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Moondog
as
The prophet
Penny Brown
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Ed Sanders
as
The Fugs
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Moustique
Crew
Conrad Rooks
as
Director
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Francis Bouche
as
Executive Producer
Kenout Peltier
as
Editor
Ravi Shankar
as
Original Music Composer
Conrad Rooks
as
Producer
Conrad Rooks
as
Writer
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Eugen Schüfftan
as
Camera Operator
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Étienne Becker
as
Camera Operator
Robert Frank
as
Director of Photography
Philip Glass
as
Music Supervisor
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Agnès Senne
as
Costume Design