Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One

Collections: Criterion
Studio: Take One Productions
Year: 1968
Critics Rating: 88%
Audience Rating: 75%
Duration: 1 h 15 m
Updated: 2026 Jul 23
Genres: Documentary

Movie ID: 86671
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Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One

Synopsis

Filmmaker William Greaves auditioned acting students for a fictional drama, while simultaneously shooting the behind-the-scenes drama taking place.
Cast
Patricia Ree Gilbert
Patricia Ree Gilbert Self - Actress Testing for Alice
Don Fellows
Don Fellows Self - Actor Testing for Freddy
Jonathan Gordon
Jonathan Gordon Self - Soundman
William Greaves
William Greaves Self - Director
Susan Anspach
Susan Anspach Self - Actress Testing for Alice (uncredited)
Audrey Heningham
Audrey Heningham Black Lady Clapping Her Hands (uncredited)
Stevan Larner
Stevan Larner Self - Cameraman (uncredited)
Terence Macartney-Filgate
Terence Macartney-Filgate Self - Cameraman (uncredited)
Maria Zeheri
Maria Zeheri Self - Camera Assistant (uncredited)
Robert L. Rosen
Robert L. Rosen Self - Production Manager (as Bob Rosen)
Louise Archambault Greaves
Louise Archambault Greaves Self - Actress Testing for Alice (uncredited)
Crew
William Greaves
William Greaves Director, Writer, Producer

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