Howl
“The Obscenity Trial That Started a Revolution. The Poem That Rocked a Generation.”
2010•R•1h 24m•6.5•Released
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.
Director
Rob Epstein
Writer
Jeffrey Friedman, Rob Epstein
Budget
$5M
Revenue
$1M
Languages
English
Studio
Rabbit Bandini Productions
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
Jeff Daniels
Professor David Kirk
Alessandro Nivola
Luther Nichols
Allen Ginsberg
Self
Sean Patrick Reilly
Six Gallery
Alex Emanuel
Six Gallery
Production
Company
Rabbit Bandini Productions
Company
Werc Werk Works
Company
Oscilloscope
Producer
Rob Epstein
Producer
Jeffrey Friedman
Producer
Elizabeth Redleaf
Producer
Christine K. Walker
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