Guns of the Trees

Storyline

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.

Top Cast

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Frances Stillman

Barbara

Ben Carruthers

Ben Carruthers

Ben

Adolfas Mekas

Adolfas Mekas

Gregory

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Argus Spear Juillard

Argus

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Frank Kuenstler

Frank

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Louis Brigante

Luis

Sudie Bond

Sudie Bond

Sudie

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Leonard Hicks

Leonard

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Melvin Clay

Man Looking for Job

George Maciunas

George Maciunas

Man with Theorbo

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Tina Stoumen

Girl on Swing

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Barbara Tucker

Woman with Child

Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg

Self (voice)

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Anne Flannagan

Pregnant Woman

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Sterling Jensen

Mime II

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Marvin Karpatkin

Man at the Desk

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Stuart Perkoff

Poetry Reader

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Jewel Walker

Mime I

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Marjorie Walker

Office Woman

Director

Jonas Mekas

Writers

Jonas Mekas

Status

Released

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Guns of the Trees (1961)