The Falconer (1998)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 56M

Director : Iain Sinclair, Chris Petit

Synopsis

Chris Petit & Iain Sinclair's liminal, laminal tribute to underground filmmaker Peter Whitehead, featuring image manipulation by Dave Mckean & reminiscences from various countercultural characters. A fitting epitaph for an English margin walker.

Actors

Kathy Acker
Kathy Acker
Steven Dilworth
Steven Dilworth
Stewart Home
Stewart Home
Françoise Lacroix
Françoise Lacroix
Howard Marks
Howard Marks
Peter Whitehead
Peter Whitehead
Iain Sinclair
Iain Sinclair
Francis Stuart
Francis Stuart
Olga Utechina
Olga Utechina
Stephen Rodefer
Stephen Rodefer
Joan Dilworth
Joan Dilworth
David Gascoyne
David Gascoyne
Katie Bowden
Katie Bowden
Lacroix's Narration (voice)
Chris Petit
Chris Petit
Emma Matthews
Emma Matthews

Crews

Iain Sinclair
Iain Sinclair
Director
Chris Petit
Chris Petit
Director
Chris Petit
Chris Petit
Writer
Iain Sinclair
Iain Sinclair
Writer
Chris Petit
Chris Petit
Director of Photography
Keith Griffiths
Keith Griffiths
Producer
Emma Matthews
Emma Matthews
Editor

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