Howl

Howl (2010)

6.5 84 min Movie
Drama

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

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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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

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