Wholly Communion 58 years old

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.

Credits

Wholly Communion Cast

Name Character
Allen Ginsberg He was 39, 70 years old when he died as Himself
Lawrence Ferlinghetti He was 46, now 105 years old as Himself
Michael Horovitz He was 30, now 89 years old as Himself
Adrian Mitchell He was 33, 76 years old when he died as Himself
Simon Vinkenoog He was 37, 80 years old when he died as Himself
Alexander Trocchi He was 40, 58 years old when he died as Himself
Harry Fainlight He was 30, 47 years old when he died as Himself
Ernst Jandl He was 40, 74 years old when he died as Himself
Christopher Logue He was 39, 85 years old when he died as Himself
Gregory Corso He was 35, 70 years old when he died as Himself

Wholly Communion Crew

Name Department
Peter Whitehead as Director. He was 51 (104) years old when He died Directing
Wholly Communion poster
Wholly Communion (58 years)

  • Release day: Friday, December 31, 1965
  • Runtime: 33 minutes