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  • Drug-Taking and the Arts (1993)
  • 120 min | Documentary, Drama
Drug-Taking and the Arts (1993)
120 min | Documentary, Drama

How drugs have influenced artistic production in the course of the last 200 years, focusing on major European and American literary figures and visual artists.
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Writers
David Gale (written by) | Storm Thorgerson (devised by) | Edgar Allan Poe (letters) | Philip K. Dick (novel "A Scanner Darkly") & 18 more
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Updated Feb 23, 1993

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Feb 23, 1993 (United Kingdom)

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47 cast members
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Bernard Hill
The Presenter The Presenter   See fewer
Phil Daniels
Thomas de Quincey Thomas de Quincey   See fewer
Thom Booker
Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe   See fewer
Patrick Barlow
Théophile Gautier Théophile Gautier   See fewer
John McEnery
Charles Baudelaire Charles Baudelaire   See fewer
Jon Finch
Gérard de Nerval Gérard de Nerval   See fewer
Danny Webb
Jean Cocteau Jean Cocteau   See fewer
Brian Cory
Robert Graves Robert Graves   See fewer
Brian Aldiss
Self (author) Self (author)   See fewer
J.G. Ballard
Self (author) Self (author)   See fewer
Virginia Berridge
Self (author) (as Dr Virginia Berridge) Self (author) (as Dr Virginia Berridge)   See fewer
Paul Bowles
Self (novelist) Self (novelist)   See fewer
Todd Boyco
Andy Warhol Andy Warhol   See fewer
Robin Buss
Self (translator) Self (translator)   See fewer
Carolyn Cassady
Self (author) Self (author)   See fewer
Ann Charters
Self (author) (as Prof. Ann Charters) Self (author) (as Prof. Ann Charters)   See fewer
E.M.R. Critchley
Self (author) (as Dr E.M.R. Critchley) Self (author) (as Dr E.M.R. Critchley)   See fewer
Margaret Crosland
Self (author) Self (author)   See fewer
Tony Dickenson
Self (neuropharmacologist) (as Dr Tony Dickenson) Self (neuropharmacologist) (as Dr Tony Dickenson)   See fewer
Annette Dolphin
Self (neuropharmacologist) (as Prof. Annette Dolphin) Self (neuropharmacologist) (as Prof. Annette Dolphin)   See fewer
David Gascoyne
Self (surrealist poet) Self (surrealist poet)   See fewer
Allen Ginsberg
Self (poet) Self (poet)   See fewer
Ronald Hayman
Self (author) Self (author)   See fewer
John Hemmings
Self (author) (as Prof. John Hemmings) Self (author) (as Prof. John Hemmings)   See fewer
Bernard Howells
Self (King's College, London) Self (King's College, London)   See fewer
Francis Huxley
Self (nephew of Aldous Huxley) Self (nephew of Aldous Huxley)   See fewer
Laura Archera Huxley
Self (widow of Aldous Huxley) (as Laura Huxley) Self (widow of Aldous Huxley) (as Laura Huxley)   See fewer
Oscar Janiger
Self (experimental psychiatrist) (as Dr Oscar Janiger) Self (experimental psychiatrist) (as Dr Oscar Janiger)   See fewer
Marek Kohn
Self (author) Self (author)   See fewer
Malcolm Lader
Self (psychopharmacologist) (as Prof. Malcolm Lader) Self (psychopharmacologist) (as Prof. Malcolm Lader)   See fewer
Timothy Leary
Self (LSD advocate) (as Dr Timothy Leary) Self (LSD advocate) (as Dr Timothy Leary)   See fewer
Grevel Lindop
Self (author) Self (author)   See fewer
George Melly
Self (collector, surrealist art) Self (collector, surrealist art)   See fewer
Eric Mottram
Self (University of London) (as Prof. Eric Mottram) Self (University of London) (as Prof. Eric Mottram)   See fewer
Paul O'Prey
Self (editor) Self (editor)   See fewer
Diana Quick
Anaïs Nin Anaïs Nin   See fewer
Peggy Reynolds
Self (editor) (as Dr Peggy Reynolds) Self (editor) (as Dr Peggy Reynolds)   See fewer
John Richardson
Self (author) Self (author)   See fewer
Avital Ronell
Self (author) (as Prof. Avital Ronell) Self (author) (as Prof. Avital Ronell)   See fewer
June Rose
Self (author) Self (author)   See fewer
Hubert Selby Jr.
Self (novelist) (as Hubert Selby Jnr) Self (novelist) (as Hubert Selby Jnr)   See fewer
John Sessions
William Burroughs / Ken Kesey (voice) William Burroughs / Ken Kesey (voice)   See fewer
Harry Shapiro
Self (author) Self (author)   See fewer
Jay Stevens
Self (author) Self (author)   See fewer
Robert Stone
Self (author) Self (author)   See fewer
Lawrence Sutin
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Ian Walker
Self (author) (as Dr Ian Walker) Self (author) (as Dr Ian Walker)   See fewer
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