FILM

Howl (2010)

Name: Howl
Director: Jeffrey Friedman
Genre: Drama
Released: 2010-08-26
Cast: James Franco, Todd Rotondi, Jon Prescott, Aaron Tveit, David Strathairn

Film · 2010 · 84 min · R · Drama

The Obscenity Trial That Started a Revolution. The Poem That Rocked a Generation.

It's San Francisco in 1957, and an American masterpiece is put on trial. Howl, the film, recounts this dark moment using three interwoven threads: the tumultuous life events that led a young Allen Ginsberg to find his true voice as an artist, society's reaction (the obscenity trial), and mind-expanding animation that echoes the startling originality of the poem itself. All three coalesce in a genre-bending hybrid that brilliantly captures a pivotal moment-the birth of a counterculture.

Directed by Jeffrey Friedman

Starring James Franco, Todd Rotondi, Jon Prescott, Aaron Tveit, David Strathairn, Jon Hamm, Andrew Rogers, Bob Balaban

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Release dates in the United States

In cinemas	24 September 2010
Digital release	Not listed
Physical release	Not listed
First release anywhere	26 August 2010

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