Howl
"The Obscenity Trial That Started a Revolution. The Poem That Rocked a Generation."
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Released: Aug 26, 2010
Runtime: 1h 24m
Rating: ⭐ 6.5 / 10
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.
Top Billed Cast

James Franco
Allen Ginsberg
Todd Rotondi
Jack Kerouac

Jon Prescott
Neal Cassady

Aaron Tveit
Peter Orlovsky

David Strathairn
Ralph McIntosh

Jon Hamm
Jake Ehrlich

Andrew Rogers
Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Bob Balaban
Judge Clayton Horn

Mary-Louise Parker
Gail Potter

Treat Williams
Mark Schorer