Howl (2010)
Last Updated: Jun 13, 2022

Genres
Drama
Rating
67%
Tagline
"The Obscenity Trial That Started a Revolution. The Poem That Rocked a Generation."
Duration
01:24
"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."
Main Cast

James Franco
Allen Ginsberg

Jon Hamm
Jake Ehrlich

Mary-Louise Parker
Gail Potter

Treat Williams
Mark Schorer

Jeff Daniels
Professor David Kirk