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Once Upon An El

195521mMovie

"The poet Daisy Aldan (who brought Gerard Malanga into the world of experimental filmmaking) directed a beautifully evocative and impressionistic documentary, Once Upon an El, in 8mm color with a 7 1/2 ips tape soundtrack. The 15-minute…

DirectorDaisy Aldan

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Cast · Directed by Daisy Aldan

JBJames Broughton
James Broughton
FO
Frank O'Hara
KE
Kenward Elmslie
JF
Jane Freilicher
GH
Grace Hartigan
LH
Leon Hecht
RH
Robert Hellman
CK
Chester Kallman
JL
John Latouche
RM
Richard Miller
OP
Olga Petroff
FR
Fabio Rieti

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Once Upon An El hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around February 19, 1955. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.