The Beat Generation (film)
| The Beat Generation | |
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Theatrical release poster by Reynold Brown | |
| Directed by | Charles F. Haas |
| Written by | Richard Matheson Lewis Meltzer |
| Produced by | Albert Zugsmith |
| Starring | Steve Cochran Mamie Van Doren |
| Cinematography | Walter Castle |
| Edited by | Ben Lewis |
| Music by | Albert Glasser |
Production company | Albert Zugsmith Productions |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $439,000 |
| Box office | $750,000 |
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 credited with the screenplay.