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Harry Smith at the Breslin Hotel

"It sucks."

The 94-year-old Robert Frank’s unique recordings of his fellow artists Harry Smith and Allen Ginsberg, which he had salvaged from his own archive for Harry Smith at the Breslin Hotel.

Top Cast

  • Harry Smith

    Harry Smith

    Self

  • Allen Ginsberg

    Allen Ginsberg

    Self (archive footage)

Overview

The 94-year-old Robert Frank’s unique recordings of his fellow artists Harry Smith and Allen Ginsberg, which he had salvaged from his own archive for Harry Smith at the Breslin Hotel.

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