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Howl

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

★ 6.5 / 10 (201 votes)August 26, 201084 minEN
Drama

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.

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Movie facts

Release dateAugust 26, 2010
StatusReleased
Runtime84 min
Rating★ 6.5 / 10
CertificationR
Original languageEnglish
CountryUnited States of America
Budget$5,000,000
Revenue$1,183,258
ProductionRabbit Bandini Productions, Werc Werk Works, Oscilloscope
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Crew

Director

Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman

Writers

Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman

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Cast

James FrancoJames FrancoAllen Ginsberg
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Todd RotondiJack Kerouac
Jon PrescottJon PrescottNeal Cassady
Aaron TveitAaron TveitPeter Orlovsky
David StrathairnDavid StrathairnRalph McIntosh
Jon HammJon HammJake Ehrlich
Andrew RogersAndrew RogersLawrence Ferlinghetti
Bob BalabanBob BalabanJudge Clayton Horn
Mary-Louise ParkerMary-Louise ParkerGail Potter
Treat WilliamsTreat WilliamsMark Schorer
Jeff DanielsJeff DanielsProfessor David Kirk
Alessandro NivolaAlessandro NivolaLuther Nichols
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