At Folsom Prison with Dr. Timothy Leary 51 years old

At Folsom Prison with Dr. Timothy Leary is an extraordinary counterculture document, filmed during Leary’s incarceration there. Under 30 minutes in length, this 1973 film shows Leary at his most engaging and personable. It’s a testament to his considerable charm that he was able to pull off such a performance, considering that the prison warden and other officials were sitting across the room listening as this was filmed. Leary discusses his jailbreak (intimating that the daughter of a United States senator he refuses to name helped him), the revolution in consciousness and drugs, Eldridge Cleaver and what it feels like to be an imprisoned philosopher.

Credits

At Folsom Prison with Dr. Timothy Leary Cast

Name Character
Timothy Leary He was 52, 75 years old when he died as Himself

At Folsom Prison with Dr. Timothy Leary Crew

Name Department
Joanna Leary as Director. Directing
Tom Bullock as Director. Directing
At Folsom Prison with Dr. Timothy Leary (51 years)

  • Release day: Monday, January 01, 1973
  • Runtime: 27 minutes