Beat Generation
2014•55m•9.2•Released
Documentary
Tells the story of the wonderful and long-lasting friendship between Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs that gave birth to the Beat Generation movement.
Director
Xavier Villetard
Writer
Xavier Villetard, Jean-Jacques Lebel
Languages
English, French
Studio
CPB Films
Cast
Anasthasie Tudieshe
Narrator (voice)
Simon Backès
William S. Burroughs (voice)
Damien Boisseau
Allen Ginsberg (voice)
Éric Herson-Macarel
Jack Kerouac (voice)
Jack Kerouac
Self (archive footage)
Allen Ginsberg
Self (archive footage)
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