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The Beat Generation(Movie, 1959)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 35min | Genre: Crime
The Beat GenerationRating: 2.7/5 (with 33 votes)
The Beat Generation is a 1959 American crime film noir 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 cr... ()
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About The Beat Generation

A group of beatniks unwittingly harbor a serial rapist. A cop goes after him after his wife is attacked.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 4 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Polish (PL), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 11/27/1959 (World premiere: 07/03/1959)
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"This Rebel Age"
Keywords: rapist, poetry, beatnik
Budget: 439,000 USD
Revenue: 750,000 USD (= 171%)
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:230478, Added: 04/30/2018, Last updated: 03/14/2024