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Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats

Name: Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1985-09-06
Duration: 71 min
Cast: Peter Coyote

Release Date:September 6, 1985

Running Time:71 min

Genres:Documentary

Director

John Antonelli

Cast

Peter Coyote

Top billed cast (via TMDB).

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Synopsis

Jack Kerouac's life is examined through interviews with his contemporaries and friends including Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti and William S. Burroughs. The film also employs dramatic recreations of Kerouac's life beginning with his early childhood.

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