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Wholly Communion (1965)

33 min  -  Documentary | Short
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A short film documenting what was referred to as "The International Poetry Incarnation". It was billed as Great Britain's first full-scale "happening"... See full summary »

Director:

Peter Whitehead
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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. Written by King Of Fuh  

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Poetry | Independent Film

Genres:

Documentary | Short

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Sainte communion See more »

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Lorrimer Films See more »
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Featured in Herostratus (1967) See more »