On the Road to Desolation

★ 0.0(0 votes)Oct 11, 199750m

Overview

Andrew O'Hagan looks at a critical point in the life of Beat Generation writer Jack Kerouac. In 1956 he spent spent 63 soul-searching days as a fire-watcher on Washington state's Desolation Peak. After this stint he was never the same creative force again.

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Director

David Stewart

Status

Released

Top Cast

John Suiter

Self

Maxine Franklin

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Tom Clark

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Joyce Johnson

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Lawrence Ferlinghetti

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Robert Giroux

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John Sampas

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Adele Mailer

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Ann Douglas

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Carolyn Cassady

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Jack Kerouac

Self (archive footage)

Allen Ginsberg

Self (archive footage)

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