New York in the 50's - Cast

New York in the 50's (2000)
Not Rated
72 min | Documentary

New York in the 50's (2000)

Not Rated

72 min | Documentary

Based on the book by Dan Wakefield, the film combines stunning archival footage of New York with interviews of the icons of the day - Kerouac, Ginsberg, Baldwin, Mailer, Basie, etc. Offering modern day perspectives.

Director

Betsy Blankenbaker

Writer

Dan Wakefield (book)

Producers

Betsy Blankenbaker | Dorka Keehn

Composer

Steve Allee

Cinematographers

Robert Shepard (as Bobby Shepard) | Dustin Teel | Jeff Watt

Editor

Steve Marra

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Release date

Feb 9, 2001 (United States)

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33 cast members

Name	Known for
David Amram Self Self See fewer	The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Sam Astrachan Self Self See fewer	New York in the 50's (2000)
James Baldwin Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
Brock Bower Self Self See fewer	New York in the 50's (2000)
Ann Brower Self Self See fewer	New York in the 50's (2000)
William F. Buckley Self Self See fewer	Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992)
Knox Burger Self Self See fewer	New York in the 50's (2000)
Art D'Lugoff Self Self See fewer	Tales from a Golden Age: Bob Dylan 1941-1966 (2004)
Mary Ann DeWees McCoy Self Self See fewer	New York in the 50's (2000)
Joan Didion Self Self See fewer	A Star Is Born (2018)
John Gregory Dunne Self Self See fewer	A Star Is Born (2018)
Edwin Fancher Self (as Ed Fancher) Self (as Ed Fancher) See fewer	Norman Mailer: The American (2010)
Bruce Jay Friedman Self Self See fewer	Splash (1984)
Jane Wylie Genth Self Self See fewer	New York in the 50's (2000)
Allen Ginsberg Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Beginners (2010)
Ivan Gold Self Self See fewer	The Acquaintances of a Lonely John (2008)
Ray Grist Self Self See fewer	New York in the 50's (2000)
Nat Hentoff Self Self See fewer	Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
Jack Kerouac Self (reads On the Road) (archive footage) Self (reads On the Road) (archive footage) See fewer	On the Road (2012)
Norman Mailer Self Self See fewer	Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)
C. Wright Mills Self Self See fewer	New York in the 50's (2000)
Norman Podhoretz Self Self See fewer	Un alma pura (1965)
Ned Polsky Self Self See fewer	New York in the 50's (2000)
Robert Redford Self Self See fewer	The Natural (1984)
Lynn Sharon Schwartz Self Self See fewer	To the Moon, Alice (1990)
Harvey Shapiro Self Self See fewer	New York in the 50's (2000)
Ted Steeg Self Self See fewer	Coffee House Rendezvous (1966)
Gay Talese Self Self See fewer	Blind (I) (2016)
Nan Talese Self Self See fewer	Voyeur (II) (2017)
Calvin Trillin Self Self See fewer	Michael (1996)
Mark Van Doren Self Self See fewer	Camera Three (1954)
Dan Wakefield Self Self See fewer	James at 16 (1977)
Helen Weaver Self Self See fewer	Beside the Sea (2022)