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Me & Bruce & Art

Me & Bruce & Art

Genres

Documentary

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Bay Area filmmakers and Canyon Cinema co-founders Ben Van Meter and Bruce Conner were invited to L.A. to talk about Underground Film on the Art Linkletter Show.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

6 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

01 January 1967

Country

United States of America

Cast

Ben Van Meter

Ben Van Meter

Himself (voice)

Bruce Conner

Bruce Conner

Himself

Art Linkletter

Art Linkletter

Himself

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