pancine
Feb 10, 2019
7/10
Good documentary could have benefited from more interviews and and poetry readings, which are out there. "The Dharma Bums" barely gets mentioned. Still, an informative look at a groundbreaking figure and literary giant.
Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats
Visit website6.3/10 • 9
1985-09-06 • 1h 11m
Documentary
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.
- Directors
- John Antonelli
- Writters
- Frank Cervarich, John Antonelli
Documentary
Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats
Visit website1985-09-06 • 1h 11m
6.3/10 • 9
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.
- Directors
- John Antonelli
- Writters
- Frank Cervarich, John Antonelli
Top Billed Cast
View Credits
Peter Coyote
Narrator
Reviews2
View ReviewsMedia
Recommendations
The Specialists
5.7
Flow
8.7
The Pariah
7.2
No Backdrop
People
6.6
2048: Nowhere to Run
6.8
To Kill the Beast
6.0
The Radiator Springs 500½
6.3
Lola's Secret
7.3
Autumn in New York
6.1
A Good Marriage
6.8
Natale in crociera
4.9
The Legend of Al, John and Jack
7.1
South Park the Streaming Wars Part 2
7.2
A Place to Fight For
6.7
Ordinary People
7.3
Apur Sansar
8.1
Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery
7.0
No Backdrop
Flow
9.7
Compartment No. 6
7.0
Funny Face
7.0
- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- --
- Revenue
- --
- Keywords
- biographyauthorbeat generation