Cain's Film

Cain's Film — Plot

A film about Alexander Trocchi. Scottish born poet, writer, translator and author of "Young Adam" and "Cain's Book". Part of the film was made at the old Arts Laboratory and includes a discussion with William Burroughs. A portrait of Alexander Trocchi, covering his history as a writer, his interest in drugs, his family life, and ‘Sigma’, the organisation he founded to bring together like-minded people.

• Release date
• July 29, 1969
• Runtime
• 27 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Jamie Wadhavan

Cain's Film — Cast

Alexander Trocchi William S. Burroughs Self

R

R.D. Laing

J

Jim Haynes Narrator

D

Davy Graham Self Shawn Phillips

F

Feliks Topolski