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Chappaqua

1966 1h 22m star 6.9 / 10

Semi-autobiographical story of Conrad Rooks, who travels to France to undergo a drug-withdrawal cure. Flashbacks to the beginings of psychedelia in San Fran. Though initially confusing, as Rooks blends drug-illusion with reality, and cuts color with black-and-white and monochrome tinted shots, "Chappaqua" is conventionally constructed with a beginning, middle, and end.

Top Billed Cast

Jean-Louis Barrault

Jean-Louis Barrault

Dr. Benoit

Conrad Rooks

Conrad Rooks

Russel Harwick

William S. Burroughs

William S. Burroughs

Opium Jones

Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg

Messiah

Paula Pritchett

Paula Pritchett

Water Woman

Ravi Shankar

Ravi Shankar

Sun God

Ornette Coleman

Ornette Coleman

Peyote eater

Swami Satchidananda

Swami Satchidananda

The guru

Moondog

Moondog

The prophet

Penny Brown

Penny Brown