At Folsom Prison with Dr. Timothy Leary

1973 | 27 minutes | 5.2 ★ (2)

At Folsom Prison with Dr. Timothy Leary
  • Overview

    At Folsom Prison with Dr. Timothy Leary is an extraordinary counterculture document, filmed during Leary’s incarceration there. Under 30 minutes in length, this 1973 film shows Leary at his most engaging and personable. It’s a testament to his considerable charm that he was able to pull off such a performance, considering that the prison warden and other officials were sitting across the room listening as this was filmed. Leary discusses his jailbreak (intimating that the daughter of a United States senator he refuses to name helped him), the revolution in consciousness and drugs, Eldridge Cleaver and what it feels like to be an imprisoned philosopher.

  • Release Date

    01 January 1973

  • DirectingJoanna Leary
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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