Cain's Film

Overview

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.

Cast

Alexander Trocchi

William S. Burroughs

Self

R.D. Laing

Jim Haynes

Narrator

Davy Graham

Self

Shawn Phillips

Feliks Topolski