"A true story of obsession and murder."

2013

1h 43m

7.0(1370 votes)

Drama

Romance

Thriller

Overview

A murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs.

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Cast & Crew

36 members

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Daniel Radcliffe

Allen Ginsberg

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Dane DeHaan

Lucien Carr

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Michael C. Hall

David Kammerer

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Jack Huston

Jack Kerouac

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Ben Foster

William Burroughs

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David Cross

Louis Ginsberg

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Jennifer Jason Leigh

Naomi Ginsberg

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Elizabeth Olsen

Edie Parker

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John Cullum

Professor Steeves

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Brenda Wehle

Permissions Librarian

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Erin Darke

Gwendolyn

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Craig Chester

Businessman

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Lenore Harris

DA Secretary

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Mark Ethan

Campus Guard

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Zach Appelman

Luke Detweiler

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David Rasche

Dean

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Quinlan Corbett

Billeting Officer

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Dawn Newman

Jazz Singer

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Clancy O'Connor

Tour Guide

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Jon DeVries

Mr. Burroughs

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Leslie Meisel

Edith Cohen

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Sarah Hollis

Harlem Club Patron

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Nicole Signore

Page

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Olen Holm

Sailor

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Michael Cavadias

Ray Conklin

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Kyra Sedgwick

Marian Carr (uncredited)

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Laura Obiols

Kristina Laakson (uncredited)

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Colin Michael Walker

Columbia Classmate (uncredited)

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Kevyn Settle

Norman (uncredited)

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Martin Pfefferkorn

1940s Prisoner (uncredited)

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Anna Kuchma

Interracial Couple (uncredited)

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Sean Grady

Barfly (uncredited)

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Matt Giroveanu

Luke's Friend #1 (uncredited)

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Nick Diamantis

Merchant Marine (uncredited)

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Jonathan Cantor

Ogden Nash (uncredited)

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Ranardo Domeico Grays

Jazz Club Patron (uncredited)

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