Feature-Length Documentary on Beat Legend William S. Burroughs

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William S. Burroughs: A Man Within explores the controversial writer and junkie, who infamously shot and killed his own wife and wrote about his debauched lifestyle as a narcotics fiend, travelling the globe inhabiting and haunting cities like a phantom. This documentary, looking at the life and work of this celebrated American counterculture figure, is narrated by RoboCop (the original one), featuring never before seen footage and numerous interviews with friends and artists such as David Cronenberg, Iggy Pop, John Waters, Patti Smith, Gus Van Sant and Genesis P-Orridge.

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