David

During the fertile early years of Drew Associates following the breakthrough of Primary, came this seldom-seen portrait of David Allen, a jazz trumpeter struggling in the Santa Monica drug rehabilitation center Synanon House. Pennebaker’s love of music drew him to David and the film prefigures later portraits such as Dont Look Back. He teamed with Life photographer William Ray and producer Gregory Shuker.

Country:
Genre:

Documentary,

Music

Duration:

50 minutes

Year:

1961

Director:

William Ray

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Company:

Time Life Films,

United States Information Agency (USIA),

Drew Associates

Cast:
David Allen

Self

Joseph Julian

Narrator

Crew:
William Ray

Director

Gregory Shuker

Director

D. A. Pennebaker

Director

Nell Cox

Assistant Camera

Walter Sampson

Editor