A murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs.
Directed by John Krokidas
confession
mistaken identity
poet
postcard
fascist
murder
drinking
mental illness
lgbt
record player
beat generation
1940s
columbia university
college freshman
honor slaying
novel
gay theme
Rank
#69 in 2013·#3202 overall
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Cast
Daniel Radcliffe
Allen Ginsberg
Dane DeHaan
Lucien Carr
Michael C. Hall
David Kammerer
Jack Huston
Jack Kerouac
Ben Foster
William Burroughs
David Cross
Louis Ginsberg
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Naomi Ginsberg
Elizabeth Olsen
Edie Parker
John Cullum
Professor Steeves
Brenda Wehle
Permissions Librarian
Erin Darke
Gwendolyn
Craig Chester
Businessman
Crew
John Krokidas
Director
John Krokidas
Screenplay
Nico Muhly
Original Music Composer
Brian A. Kates
Editor
Reed Morano
Director of Photography
John Krokidas
Producer
Pamela Koffler
Executive Producer
Christine Vachon
Producer
David Hinojosa
Associate Producer
Anastasia White
Assistant Art Director
Lee Dichter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Clay Enos
Still Photographer
Popular Reviews
1551 reviews
Brownie
9.0★ · 08/25/25
"You want to know what Classics are?" said a drunk Dean of Admissions to me at a faculty party a couple of years ago. "I'll tell you what Classics are. Wars and homos." murder and homos in this case
"You want to know what Classics are?" said a drunk Dean of Admissions to me at a faculty party a couple of years ago. "I'll tell you what Classics are. Wars and homos." murder and homos in this case
