Walt Whitman's Leaves of grass

Uses the words of Walt Whitman, taken from his prose writings, diaries, note books and marginal manuscript notes, in presenting events in his life and in describing the influences which compelled him to write “Leaves of Grass”, his sympathetic observations of nature on Long Island and the people with whom he identified. Includes images of Long Island and New York in the 1960’s. Voice of Walt Whitman by Marvin Miller.

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Credits

production company

Line Films

co-producers/directors

Francis R. Line

Helen Line

Duration

00:20:34:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1965

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011637

Language

English

Subject categories

Adaptations

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → New York (N.Y.) - Description and travel

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Lifestyles

History → History

History → Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892

Literature → American literature

Literature → American literature - Film and video adaptations

Literature → Authors - Biography

Literature → Authors, American

Literature → Creative writing

Literature → Literature

Literature → Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892

People → Authors - Biography

People → Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1965

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