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  • Howl (2010)
  • R
    84 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Howl (2010)
R
84 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

As Allen Ginsberg talks about his life and art, his most famous poem is illustrated in animation while the obscenity trial of the work is dramatized.
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Writers
Rob Epstein (written for the screen by) | Jeffrey Friedman (written for the screen by) | Allen Ginsberg (poem)
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Release date
Jan 21, 2010 (United States)

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88 cast members
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James Franco
Allen Ginsberg Allen Ginsberg   See fewer
Todd Rotondi
Jack Kerouac Jack Kerouac   See fewer
Jon Prescott
Neal Cassady Neal Cassady   See fewer
Aaron Tveit
Peter Orlovsky Peter Orlovsky   See fewer
David Strathairn
Ralph McIntosh Ralph McIntosh   See fewer
Jon Hamm
Jake Ehrlich Jake Ehrlich   See fewer
Andrew Rogers
Lawrence Ferlinghetti Lawrence Ferlinghetti   See fewer
Bob Balaban
Judge Clayton Horn Judge Clayton Horn   See fewer
Mary-Louise Parker
Gail Potter Gail Potter   See fewer
Heather Klar
Jack's Girlfriend Jack's Girlfriend   See fewer
Kaydence Frank
Allen's Girlfriend (as Kadance Frank) Allen's Girlfriend (as Kadance Frank)   See fewer
Treat Williams
Mark Schorer Mark Schorer   See fewer
Joe Toronto
Sailor Sailor   See fewer
Johary Ramos
Hustler Hustler   See fewer
Nancy Spence
Neal's Girlfriend Neal's Girlfriend   See fewer
Alessandro Nivola
Luther Nichols Luther Nichols   See fewer
Jeff Daniels
David Kirk David Kirk   See fewer
Allen Ginsberg
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Paige Allen
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Nikki Borges
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Erica Leigh Boseski
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Deborah Bowman
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Olmo Cefa
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Margo Curry
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Alex Emanuel
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Cecilia Foss
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Michael Patrick Gough
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Diane Hess
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Anna Kuchma
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Paul Jude Letersky
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Carl Low
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Matthew Quinn Martin
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Desiree Matthews
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Galway McCullough
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Deric McNish
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Phil Newsom
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Charles Rubey
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Chad Scott
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Troy Skeeters
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Matthew R. Staley
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Rafe Terrizzi
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Rob Tode
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Lisa Whitt
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Jeremiah Alexander
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Maria-Elaina Antoniou
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Katherine Boyle
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Peter Bush
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Barbara Danicka
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John Farrer
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William Fowle
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Eddie Earl Hatch
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Dennis Hearn
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Bill Hunter
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John Jett
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Martin Kalwill
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Ron Keith
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Caitlin McColl
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Helen Merber
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Cyril Merle
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Antonia Molina
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Jon Prevatt
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Denna Reilly
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Harriet Rosenthal
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Barbara Sigel
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Bernice Toland
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Dianne Zaremba
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Rose Zingale
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Jeffrey Feingold
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