Howl (2010)

Howl (2010)

The Obscenity Trial That Started a Revolution. The Poem That Rocked a Generation. 2010-08-26 United States of America 84 Min. PG-13
6.5 175 votes

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 is Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg
Todd Rotondi is Jack Kerouac
Jack Kerouac
Jon Prescott is Neal Cassady
Neal Cassady
Aaron Tveit is Peter Orlovsky
Peter Orlovsky
David Strathairn is Ralph McIntosh
Ralph McIntosh
Jon Hamm is Jake Ehrlich
Jake Ehrlich
Andrew Rogers is Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Bob Balaban is Judge Clayton Horn
Judge Clayton Horn
Mary-Louise Parker is Gail Potter
Gail Potter
Treat Williams is Mark Schorer
Mark Schorer
Jeff Daniels is Professor David Kirk
Professor David Kirk
Alessandro Nivola is Luther Nichols
Luther Nichols

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