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Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats (1985) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

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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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