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Howl

2010
6.4 ⭐
1h 24m
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.

Cast & Crew
James Franco
James FrancoAllen Ginsberg
Todd Rotondi
Todd RotondiJack Kerouac
Jon Prescott
Jon PrescottNeal Cassady
Aaron Tveit
Aaron TveitPeter Orlovsky
David Strathairn
David StrathairnRalph McIntosh
Jon Hamm
Jon HammJake Ehrlich
Andrew Rogers
Andrew RogersLawrence Ferlinghetti
Bob Balaban
Bob BalabanJudge Clayton Horn
Mary-Louise Parker
Mary-Louise ParkerGail Potter
Treat Williams
Treat WilliamsMark Schorer
Jeff Daniels
Jeff DanielsProfessor David Kirk
Alessandro Nivola
Alessandro NivolaLuther Nichols