Howl (2010)

  • R
  • 01/21/2010 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 24m

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

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.

Jeffrey Friedman

Director, Writer

Rob Epstein

Director, Writer

Cast

James Franco's headshot

James Franco

Allen Ginsberg
Todd Rotondi's headshot

Todd Rotondi

Jack Kerouac
Jon Prescott's headshot

Jon Prescott

Neal Cassady
Aaron Tveit's headshot

Aaron Tveit

Peter Orlovsky
David Strathairn's headshot

David Strathairn

Ralph McIntosh
Jon Hamm's headshot

Jon Hamm

Jake Ehrlich
Andrew Rogers's headshot

Andrew Rogers

Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Bob Balaban's headshot

Bob Balaban

Judge Clayton Horn

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