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Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats (1985) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1985 · 71 mins · English
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- Directed by
- John Antonelli
- Starring
- Peter Coyote
The documentary explores Jack Kerouac’s life through candid interviews with his Beat Generation peers—Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, William S. Burroughs—and other close friends. It also intersperses dramatic reenactments that trace his journey from early childhood through his rise as a literary icon.
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