Howl

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.

Cast

James Franco

Allen Ginsberg

Todd Rotondi

Jack Kerouac

Jon Prescott

Neal Cassady

Aaron Tveit

Peter Orlovsky

David Strathairn

Ralph McIntosh

Jon Hamm

Jake Ehrlich

Andrew Rogers

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Bob Balaban

Judge Clayton Horn

Mary-Louise Parker

Gail Potter

Treat Williams

Mark Schorer

Crew

Rob Epstein

Writer

Jeffrey Friedman

Writer

Rob Epstein

Director

Jeffrey Friedman

Director

Bart Mueller

Costume Design

Kurt Swanson

Costume Design

Tiffany Little Canfield

Casting

Lynn Appelle

Line Producer

Ken Bailey

Associate Producer

Mark Steele

Co-Producer

Clips & Videos

Official Theatrical Trailer