Guns of the Trees

Guns of the Trees (1961)

Don’t take the poet’s anger for hysterics. When you hear a poet shouting, think about your own existence which is in danger.

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1961-02-28
  • User Rating: 7.1/10 from 17 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 25min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: NACG
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Jonas Mekas
star 7.1/10
From 17 Ratings

Summary

Barbara, a young woman consumed by despair, contemplates suicide, while a man she meets in a church and a married couple struggle to persuade her that life is still worth living. Mekas’s film weaves this intimate drama into a larger reflection on alienation, politics, and the turbulence of early 1960s America.

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  • Frances Stillman

    as Barbara

  • Ben Carruthers

    as Ben

  • Adolfas Mekas

    as Gregory

  • Argus Spear Juillard

    as Argus

  • Frank Kuenstler

    as Frank

  • Louis Brigante

    as Luis

  • Sudie Bond

    as Sudie

  • Leonard Hicks

    as Leonard

  • Melvin Clay

    as Man Looking for Job

  • George Maciunas

    as Man with Theorbo

  • Tina Stoumen

    as Girl on Swing

  • Barbara Tucker

    as Woman with Child

  • Allen Ginsberg

    as Self (voice)

  • Anne Flannagan

    as Pregnant Woman

  • Sterling Jensen

    as Mime II

  • Marvin Karpatkin

    as Man at the Desk

  • Stuart Perkoff

    as Poetry Reader

  • Jewel Walker

    as Mime I

  • Marjorie Walker

    as Office Woman
Directing Jonas Mekas Director
Writing Jonas Mekas Writer
Sound Lucille Dlugoszewski Music
Crew Sheldon Rochlin Cinematography
Editing Jonas Mekas Editor
Crew Jonas Mekas Cinematography

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