Howl
movie
The Obscenity Trial That Started a Revolution. The Poem That Rocked a Generation.
Released August 26, 2010
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Overview
It's San Francisco in 1957, and an American masterpiece is put on trial. Howl, the film, recounts this dark moment using three interwoven threads: the tumultuous life events that led a young Allen Ginsberg to find his true voice as an artist, society's reaction (the obscenity trial), and mind-expanding animation that echoes the startling originality of the poem itself. All three coalesce in a genre-bending hybrid that brilliantly captures a pivotal moment-the birth of a counterculture.
Cast
James Franco
as
Allen Ginsberg
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Todd Rotondi
as
Jack Kerouac
Jon Prescott
as
Neal Cassady
Aaron Tveit
as
Peter Orlovsky
David Strathairn
as
Ralph McIntosh
Jon Hamm
as
Jake Ehrlich
Andrew Rogers
as
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Bob Balaban
as
Judge Clayton Horn
Mary-Louise Parker
as
Gail Potter
Treat Williams
as
Mark Schorer
Jeff Daniels
as
Professor David Kirk
Alessandro Nivola
as
Luther Nichols
Crew
Jeffrey Friedman
as
Director
Rob Epstein
as
Director
Jeffrey Friedman
as
Writer
Rob Epstein
as
Writer
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Bart Mueller
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Costume Design
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Kurt Swanson
as
Costume Design
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Bob Rosenthal
as
Associate Producer
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Lynn Appelle
as
Line Producer
Rob Epstein
as
Producer
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Brian Benson
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Co-Producer
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Ken Bailey
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Associate Producer
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Jawal Nga
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Executive Producer