Howl
The Obscenity Trial That Started a Revolution. The Poem That Rocked a Generation.
2010 | 84m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman |
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| Writer: | Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 26, 2010 |
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| Director: | Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman |
| Writer: | Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | poetry, literature, freedom, male homosexuality, psychiatric hospital, counter-culture, 1950s, gay theme |
| Production Companies | Oscilloscope, Rabbit Bandini Productions, Werc Werk Works |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,183,258
Budget: $5,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jeff Daniels | Professor David Kirk |
| Alessandro Nivola | Luther Nichols |
| Allen Ginsberg | Self |
| Sean Patrick Reilly | Six Gallery |
| Alex Emanuel | Six Gallery |
| Cecilia Foss | Beatnik Poet |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Lynn Appelle | Line Producer |
| Jake Pushinsky | Editor |
| David Vaccari | Casting |
| Thérèse DePrez | Production Design |
| Russell Barnes | Art Direction |
| Robert Covelman | Set Decoration |
| Rob Epstein | Writer, Director |
| Jeffrey Friedman | Writer, Director |
| Edward Lachman | Director of Photography |
| Carter Burwell | Original Music Composer |
| Kurt Swanson | Costume Design |
| Bart Mueller | Costume Design |
| Tiffany Little Canfield | Casting |
| Bernard Telsey | Casting |
| Lora Hirschberg | Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor |
| James McMillan | Key Grip |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ken Bailey | Associate Producer |
| Brian Benson | Co-Producer |
| James Chan | Associate Producer |
| Kelly Gilpatrick | Associate Producer |
| Peter Hale | Associate Producer |
| Jawal Nga | Executive Producer |
| Andrew Peterson | Co-Producer |
| Elizabeth Redleaf | Producer |
| Bob Rosenthal | Associate Producer |
| Mark Steele | Co-Producer |
| Christine K. Walker | Producer |
| Rob Epstein | Producer |
| Jeffrey Friedman | Producer |
| Gus Van Sant | Executive Producer |
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