Drug-Taking and the Arts (1993)
120 min | Documentary, Drama

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Drug-Taking and the Arts (1993)

120 min | Documentary, Drama

How drugs have influenced artistic production in the course of the last 200 years, focusing on major European and American literary figures and visual artists.

Director

Storm Thorgerson

Writers

David Gale (written by) | Storm Thorgerson (devised by) | Edgar Allan Poe (letters) | Philip K. Dick (novel "A Scanner Darkly") & 18 more

Producer

Jon Blair

Composer

David Gilmour

Editor

John Lee

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Updated Feb 23, 1993

Release date

Feb 23, 1993 (United Kingdom)

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