---
title: 'Chappaqua (1966)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Conrad Rooks'
released: '1966-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 82
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/chappaqua-1966'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059025/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Chappaqua (1966)

1966 · 82 min · Drama · France, United States


## Synopsis

Chappaqua is a 1967 American drama film, written and directed by Conrad Rooks. The film is based on Rooks' experiences with drug addiction and includes cameo appearances by William S. Burroughs, Swami Satchidananda, Allen Ginsberg, Moondog, Ornette Coleman, The Fugs, and Ravi Shankar. Rooks had commissioned Coleman to compose music for the film, but his score, which has become known as the Chappaqua Suite, was not used. Ravi Shankar then composed a score.

## Credits

- **Original Music Composer:** [Ravi Shankar](https://cinepixo.com/people/ravi-shankar)
- **Director:** [Conrad Rooks](https://cinepixo.com/people/conrad-rooks)
- **Screenplay:** [Conrad Rooks](https://cinepixo.com/people/conrad-rooks)
- **Producer:** [Conrad Rooks](https://cinepixo.com/people/conrad-rooks)
- **Director of Photography:** [Eugen Schüfftan](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugen-schufftan), [Étienne Becker](https://cinepixo.com/people/etienne-becker), [Robert Frank](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-frank)

## Cast

- [Ornette Coleman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ornette-coleman)
- [Jacques Seiler](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-seiler)
- [Satchidananda Saraswati](https://cinepixo.com/people/satchidananda-saraswati)
- [Rita Renoir](https://cinepixo.com/people/rita-renoir)
- [Pascal Aubier](https://cinepixo.com/people/pascal-aubier)
- [Allen Ginsberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/allen-ginsberg)
- [Jean-Louis Barrault](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-louis-barrault)
- [The Fugs](https://cinepixo.com/people/the-fugs)
- [Moondog](https://cinepixo.com/people/moondog)
- [Ed Sanders](https://cinepixo.com/people/ed-sanders)
- [William S. Burroughs](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-s-burroughs)
- [Peter Orlovsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-orlovsky)
- [Ravi Shankar](https://cinepixo.com/people/ravi-shankar)
- [Hervé Villechaize](https://cinepixo.com/people/herve-villechaize)

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