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Wholly Communion

196533mPeter Whitehead

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A short film documenting what was referred to as "The International Poetry Incarnation". It was billed as Great Britain's first full-scale "happening", with the world's leading Beat poets together under one roof at the Royal Albert Hall on June 11, 1965, for an evening of near-hallucinatory revelry. It came to be seen as one of the cultural high points of the Swinging Sixties.

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What is Wholly Communion (1965) about?

A short film documenting what was referred to as "The International Poetry Incarnation". It was billed as Great Britain's first full-scale "happening", with the world's leading Beat poets together under one roof at the Royal Albert Hall on June 11, 1965, for an evening of near-hallucinatory revelry. It came to be seen as one of the cultural high points of the Swinging Sixties.

Who stars in Wholly Communion?

Wholly Communion stars Gregory Corso (Self), Harry Fainlight (Self), Lawrence Ferlinghetti (Self), Allen Ginsberg (Self), Michael Horovitz (Self). The film was directed by Peter Whitehead.

How long is Wholly Communion?

Wholly Communion has a runtime of 33 min and premiered in 1965.

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