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Guns of the Trees

(1961)

February 28, 1961 1h 25m
71%
TMDB Score

Overview

Barbara, a young woman consumed by despair, contemplates suicide, while a man she meets in a church and a married couple struggle to persuade her that life is still worth living. Mekas’s film weaves this intimate drama into a larger reflection on alienation, politics, and the turbulence of early 1960s America.

Jonas Mekas

Director

Top Billed Cast

FS

Frances Stillman

Barbara

BC

Ben Carruthers

Ben

AM

Adolfas Mekas

Gregory

ASJ

Argus Spear Juillard

Argus

FK

Frank Kuenstler

Frank

LB

Louis Brigante

Luis

SB

Sudie Bond

Sudie

LH

Leonard Hicks

Leonard

MC

Melvin Clay

Man Looking for Job

GM

George Maciunas

Man with Theorbo

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