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Howl
Drama. When the beat poet Allen Ginsberg published his controversial poem Howl in 1957 America, he was put on trial for obscenity. This film tells his story, and illustrates the poem in animation.
Last on
Mon 4 Jan 201600:20
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Jack Arel
Tonight at the Sands
Composer: Jean-Claude Petit.![]()
Steve Gray
Steve's Place
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Danny Baker
To Have and Havier
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Teddy Lasry
Dim the Lights
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Mel Young
On the Beat
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Teddy Lasry
Uptown Boogie
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George Gershwin
Lady Be Good
Composer: Ira Gershwin. Performer: Dizzy Gillespie. Performer: Milt Jackson. Performer: Joe Carroll.![]()
Mark Matthews
A Horace, Of Course
Composer: Kathryn Matthews.![]()
Eddie Waltman
Forever Hers
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Bob Dylan & The Band
This Wheel's On Fire
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Allen Ginsberg | James Franco |
| Jack Kerouac | Todd Rotondi |
| Neal Cassady | Jon Prescott |
| Peter Orlovsky | Aaron Tveit |
| Ralph McIntosh | David Strathairn |
| Jake Ehrlich | Jon Hamm |
| Lawrence Ferlinghetti | Andrew Rogers |
| Judge Clayton Horn | Bob Balaban |
| Gail Potter | Mary-Louise Parker |
| Mark Schorer | Treat Williams |
| David Kirk | Jeff Daniels |
| Director | Jeffrey Friedman |
| Director | Rob Epstein |
| Producer | Jeffrey Friedman |
| Producer | Rob Epstein |
| Producer | Elizabeth Redleaf |
| Producer | Christine K Walker |
| Writer | Rob Epstein |
| Writer | Jeffrey Friedman |
