poster

Guns of the Trees

Drama

7.1

Release Date

February 28, 1961

Duration

85 min

Status

Released

Language

en

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.

Casts

Frances Stillman

Barbara

Frances Stillman

Ben Carruthers

Ben

Ben Carruthers

Adolfas Mekas

Gregory

Adolfas Mekas

Argus Spear Juillard

Argus

Argus Spear Juillard

Frank Kuenstler

Frank

Frank Kuenstler

Louis Brigante

Luis

Louis Brigante

Sudie Bond

Sudie

Sudie Bond

Leonard Hicks

Leonard

Leonard Hicks

Melvin Clay

Man Looking for Job

Melvin Clay

George Maciunas

Man with Theorbo

George Maciunas

Tina Stoumen

Girl on Swing

Tina Stoumen

Barbara Tucker

Woman with Child

Barbara Tucker

Allen Ginsberg

Self (voice)

Allen Ginsberg

Anne Flannagan

Pregnant Woman

Anne Flannagan

Sterling Jensen

Mime II

Sterling Jensen

Marvin Karpatkin

Man at the Desk

Marvin Karpatkin

Stuart Perkoff

Poetry Reader

Stuart Perkoff

Jewel Walker

Mime I

Jewel Walker

Marjorie Walker

Office Woman

Marjorie Walker

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