Me and My Brother
The truth is somewhere between the documentary and the fictional. What is real one moment has become imaginary the next.
1969 | 91m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Robert Frank |
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| Writer: | Sam Shepard, Robert Frank |
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| Julius Orlovsky, after spending years in a New York mental hospital, emerges catatonic and must rely on his brother Peter, who lives with poet Allen Ginsberg. When Julius wanders off in the middle of filming, Frank hires and actor (Joseph Chaikin) to play the character and begins a fictional version of his psychological portrait. Then, as suddenly as he vanished, Julius turns up in an institution where he and Peter must face their relationship. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 02, 1969 |
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| Director: | Robert Frank |
| Writer: | Sam Shepard, Robert Frank |
| Genres: | Drama |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: May 01, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Julius Orlovsky | Self |
| Peter Orlovsky | Self |
| John Coe | Psychiatrist |
| Allen Ginsberg | Self |
| Christopher Walken | |
| Maria Tucci | |
| Nancy Fish |
| Name | Job |
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| Sam Shepard | Writer |
| Peter Orlovsky | Poem |
| Robert Frank | Writer, Director, Director of Photography |
| Allen Ginsberg | Poem |
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