On the Road to Desolation

10/11/1997

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0hr 50min

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STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • John Suiter
  • Maxine Franklin
  • Tom Clark
  • Joyce Johnson
  • Lawrence Ferlinghetti

    Director

  • David Stewart

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