Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
A Portrait Of Barney Rossett
2008 | 97m | English
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| Director: | Neil Ortenberg, Daniel O'Connor |
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| A look at the life and work of American publisher Barney Rosset, who struggled to bring controversial works like "Tropic of Cancer" and "Naked Lunch" to publication. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 26, 2008 |
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| Director: | Neil Ortenberg, Daniel O'Connor |
| Writer: | |
| Genres: | Documentary |
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| Production Companies | Oscilloscope |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $29
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 31, 2026 Entered: May 05, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Barney Rosset | Self |
| Amiri Baraka | Self |
| William S. Burroughs | Self (archive footage) |
| Jim Carroll | Self |
| Lawrence Ferlinghetti | Self |
| John Sayles | Self |
| Gore Vidal | Self |
| John Waters | Self |
| John Rechy | Self |
| Name | Job |
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| Neil Ortenberg | Director |
| Daniel O'Connor | Director |
| Derek Sample | Sound Editor |
| Tanya Meillier | Editor |
| Alex Meillier | Director of Photography |
| Askold Buk | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
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| Alex Meillier | Producer |
| Tanya Meillier | Producer |
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