Jack Kerouac : king of the Beats /

Kerouac's life is examined through fascinating rare documentary footage and revealing interviews with some of Kerouac's most famous contemporaries and friends. Beginning with his Catholic boyhood, through his development as one of the most important modern American authors, to his self-des...

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Corporate Authors:	Mill Valley Film Group (Producer), Kultur International Films
Other Authors:	Buckley, William F., Jr., 1925-2008 (Interviewer), Coyote, Peter (Narrator), Antonelli, John (Director, Producer, Screenwriter), Tytell, John (Screenwriter), Cervarich, Frank (Screenwriter), Parrinello, Will (Producer, Editor)
Format:	Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:	English
Published:	West Long Branch, NJ : Kultur, [2011]
Subjects:	Kerouac, Jack, > 1922-1969. Authors, American > 20th century > Biography. Beats (Persons) > Biography. Biographical films. Nonfiction films. Historical films. Documentary films.

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Summary:	Kerouac's life is examined through fascinating rare documentary footage and revealing interviews with some of Kerouac's most famous contemporaries and friends. Beginning with his Catholic boyhood, through his development as one of the most important modern American authors, to his self-destructive demise at the age of 49, 'Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats' is both an accurately detailed documentary and a moving drama.
Item Description:	Originally released as documentary in 1985; remastered in HD from the original film print. Special features include original scroll of the On the road with Kerouac's own voice over; Kerouac's interview with William F. Buckley. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (78 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Blu-ray; region A/1; aspect ratio: 16:9; LPCM sound; requires Blu-ray player.
Awards:	American International Film Festival: Best Feature Length Documentary.
Production Credits:	Cinematography, Jerry Jones; editing, Will Parrinello.
ISBN:	9780769791807 0769791808