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  1. Movies
  2. On the Road to Desolation

On the Road to Desolation

1997
50m
Documentary
History

Status

Released

Release

1997

Runtime

50m

Storyline

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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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
50m
Oct 11, 1997
Director
David Stewart

Top Cast

13 Cast Members

John Suiter

Self

Maxine Franklin

Self

Tom Clark

Self

Joyce Johnson

Self

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Self

Robert Giroux

Self

John Sampas

Self

Adele Mailer

Self

Ann Douglas

Self

Carolyn Cassady

Carolyn Cassady

Self

Jack Kerouac

Jack Kerouac

Self (archive footage)

Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg

Self (archive footage)

Steve Allen

Steve Allen

Self

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