Howl

Howl

6.5 | 2010-08-26 | 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.

Featured Crew

Rob Epstein Writer
Jeffrey Friedman Writer
Rob Epstein Director
Jeffrey Friedman Director
Bart Mueller Costume Design
Kurt Swanson Costume Design
Tiffany Little Canfield Casting
Lynn Appelle Line Producer
Ken Bailey Associate Producer
Mark Steele Co-Producer

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

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