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On the Road to Desolation (1997)
Directed by David Stewart
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.
Length 50 minutes
Actors
John Suiter | Maxine Franklin | Tom Clark | Joyce Johnson | Lawrence Ferlinghetti | Robert Giroux | John Sampas | Adele Mailer | Ann Douglas | Carolyn Cassady | Steve Allen | Jack Kerouac | Allen Ginsberg