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Howl
Howl

Howl

The Obscenity Trial That Started a Revolution. The Poem That Rocked a Generation.

Genres

Drama

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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.

Others

Budget

$5000000

Revenue

$1183258

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

84 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

26 August 2010

Country

United States of America

Cast

James Franco

James Franco

Allen Ginsberg

Todd Rotondi

Todd Rotondi

Jack Kerouac

Jon Prescott

Jon Prescott

Neal Cassady

Aaron Tveit

Aaron Tveit

Peter Orlovsky

David Strathairn

David Strathairn

Ralph McIntosh

Jon Hamm

Jon Hamm

Jake Ehrlich

Andrew Rogers

Andrew Rogers

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Bob Balaban

Bob Balaban

Judge Clayton Horn

Mary-Louise Parker

Mary-Louise Parker

Gail Potter

Treat Williams

Treat Williams

Mark Schorer

Jeff Daniels

Jeff Daniels

Professor David Kirk

Alessandro Nivola

Alessandro Nivola

Luther Nichols

Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg

Self

Sean Patrick Reilly

Sean Patrick Reilly

Six Gallery

Alex Emanuel

Alex Emanuel

Six Gallery

Cecilia Foss

Cecilia Foss

Beatnik Poet

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