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Howl

Howl

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.

Date: 08/26/2010
Rating: 6.5
Cast: James Franco, Todd Rotondi, Jon Prescott, Aaron Tveit, David Strathairn, Jon Hamm, Andrew Rogers, Bob Balaban, Mary-Louise Parker, Treat Williams, Jeff Daniels, Alessandro Nivola, Allen Ginsberg, Sean Patrick Reilly, Alex Emanuel, Cecilia Foss

James Franco as Allen Ginsberg in Howl James Franco

Todd Rotondi

Jon Prescott as Neal Cassady in Howl Jon Prescott

Aaron Tveit as Peter Orlovsky in Howl Aaron Tveit

David Strathairn as Ralph McIntosh in Howl David Strathairn

Jon Hamm as Jake Ehrlich in Howl Jon Hamm

Andrew Rogers as Lawrence Ferlinghetti in Howl Andrew Rogers

Bob Balaban as Judge Clayton Horn in Howl Bob Balaban

Mary-Louise Parker as Gail Potter in Howl Mary-Louise Parker

Treat Williams as Mark Schorer in Howl Treat Williams

Jeff Daniels as Professor David Kirk in Howl Jeff Daniels

Alessandro Nivola as Luther Nichols in Howl Alessandro Nivola

Allen Ginsberg as Himself in Howl Allen Ginsberg

Sean Patrick Reilly as Six Gallery in Howl Sean Patrick Reilly

Alex Emanuel as Six Gallery in Howl Alex Emanuel

Cecilia Foss as Beatnik Poet in Howl Cecilia Foss

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