Allen Ginsberg: The Ballad of the Skeletons
IMDb ID: tt0156320 · Rating: 6.8 (214 votes)
Genres: Music
IMDb Details
Content TypeMusicVideoObjectAlternate TitlesGermany: Allen Ginsberg: The Ballad of the SkeletonsRuntime4 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews2Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsmusic video
20th century
1990s
independent filmIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0156320/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/01/tt0156320.jpgUpdated At2025-06-03T12:07:56
20th century
1990s
independent filmIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0156320/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/01/tt0156320.jpgUpdated At2025-06-03T12:07:56
Stars
Allen Ginsberg
Directors
Gus Van Sant
Writers
Allen Ginsberg
Gus Van Sant
Gus Van Sant
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Allen Ginsberg | Character: Narrator
[Directors Group]
Name: Gus Van Sant | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Allen Ginsberg | Role: Writer
Name: Gus Van Sant | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Dany Wolf | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Allen Ginsberg | Role: Composer
Name: Philip Glass | Role: Composer
Name: Paul McCartney | Role: Composer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Eric Alan Edwards | Role: Cinematographer
[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Suza Kohlstedt | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Actor: Allen Ginsberg | Character: Narrator
[Directors Group]
Name: Gus Van Sant | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Allen Ginsberg | Role: Writer
Name: Gus Van Sant | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Dany Wolf | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Allen Ginsberg | Role: Composer
Name: Philip Glass | Role: Composer
Name: Paul McCartney | Role: Composer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Eric Alan Edwards | Role: Cinematographer
[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Suza Kohlstedt | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Trailers
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Release Schedule
United States: May 1997 (Seattle International Film Festival)
United States: June 20, 1997 (San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival)
United States: October 1997 (Chicago International Film Festival)
Italy: November 20, 1997 (Cinema Giovani)
Germany: April 1998 (Oberhausen International Short Film Festival)
Austria: November 26, 2002 (Österreichisches Filmmuseum, Wien)
United States: June 20, 1997 (San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival)
United States: October 1997 (Chicago International Film Festival)
Italy: November 20, 1997 (Cinema Giovani)
Germany: April 1998 (Oberhausen International Short Film Festival)
Austria: November 26, 2002 (Österreichisches Filmmuseum, Wien)
Awards
Winner | 1998 | Oberhausen International Short Film Festival | FICC Prize - Honorable Mention | Gus Van Sant, Allen Ginsberg: The Ballad of the Skeletons
Winner | 1997 | Seattle International Film Festival | Golden Space Needle Award | Best Short Film | Gus Van Sant, Allen Ginsberg: The Ballad of the Skeletons
Winner | 1997 | Seattle International Film Festival | Golden Space Needle Award | Best Short Film | Gus Van Sant, Allen Ginsberg: The Ballad of the Skeletons
Box Office
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