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  • Obscene
  • Opened September 26, 2008 | Runtime:1 hr. 37 min.
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  • NR
  • OBSCENE is the definitive film biography of Barney Rosset, the influential publisher of Grove Press and the Evergreen Review. He acquired the then fledgling Grove Press in 1951 and soon embarked on a tumultuous career of publishing and political Read More
  • Cast: Barney Rosset, Amiri Baraka, Jim Carroll, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Al Goldstein
  • Director: Daniel O'Connor
  • Genres: Biography, History, Social History, Language & Literature, Politics & Government, Media Studies

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  • Inspirational Movie
    by heartOfDarkness

    This movie is about an American named Barney who grows up in Chicago and becomes one of the pioneers and advocates for free speech and self expression in America. He fought for civil liberties...

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