The Beat Generation (1959)
- Directed by
- Charles F. Haas
- Genre
- drama film, film noir
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rated
- 18
- Rating
- 5.1 of 10 from 13 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A cop hunts a beatnik who is a serial rapist. The movie presents a sensational take on the 1950s counterculture.
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What happens
The Beat Generation is a 1959 American crime film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring Steve Cochran and Mamie Van Doren, with Ray Danton, Fay Spain, Maggie Hayes, Jackie Coogan, Louis Armstrong, James Mitchum, Vampira, and Ray Anthony. It is a sensationalistic interpretation of the beatnik counterculture of the "Beat Generation" (and is sometimes considered one of the last films noir to be produced.) The movie was also shown under the title This Rebel Age. The movie is about a "beatnik" who is a serial rapist, who is pursued by a police detective. The director was Charles F. Haas. Richard Matheson and Lewis Meltzer are credited with the screenplay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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