On the Road to Desolation(1997)

Name: On the Road to Desolation (1997)
Genre: History, Documentary
Released: 1997-10-11

0h 50mHistoryDocumentary

Directed by David Stewart

Written by Andrew O'Hagan

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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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Status: Released
Runtime: 50m

Cast

John Suiter

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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

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Allen Ginsberg

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Steve Allen

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