Cain's Film

A film about Alexander Trocchi. Scottish born poet, writer, translator and author of "Young Adam" and "Cain's Book". Part of the film was made at the old Arts Laboratory and includes a discussion with William Burroughs. A portrait of Alexander Trocchi, covering his history as a writer, his interest in drugs, his family life, and ‘Sigma’, the organisation he founded to bring together like-minded people.

Release Date

July 29, 1969

Runtime

27 min

Genres

Documentary

Directed by

Jamie Wadhavan

Written by

Jamie Wadhavan

Language

English