DVD
Jack Kerouac : king of the beats / John Antonelli, producer/director ; Will Parrinello, co-producer ; John Tytell, John Antonelli, Frank Cervarich, writers.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780769791814
- ISBN: 0769791816
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (78 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
- Edition: Widescreen.
- Publisher: West Long Branch, NJ : Kultur, [2010]
- Distributor: West Long Branch, NJ : Kultur International Films, Ltd.
- Copyright: ©1984
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally released in 1985 as motion picture with the title Kerouac. "Remastered in high definition from the orignal film print"--Container. Bonus material: Original On the road scroll with Kerouac's own rare, self-recorded voice-over; rare Kerouac interview out takes [sic] with William F. Buckley |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Cinematography, Jerry Jones ; editing, Will Parrinello. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Features interviews with Jack Kerouac, Allan Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, William S. Burroughs, and others ; narrated by Peter Coyote. Jack Coulter, David Andrews, Jonah Pearson, John Rousseau, Patrick Turner, Michael Warner, Seth Goldstein, Leon Benedict. |
| Summary, etc.: | Kerouac's life is examined through fascinating rare documentary footage, revealing interviews with some of Kerouac's most famous contemporaries and friends, and dramatizations of scenes from his life and novels. 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. |
| System Details Note: | DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; widescreen (16:9); LPCM. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969. Authors, American > 20th century > Biography. Beats (Persons) > Biography. |
| Genre: | Biographical films. Nonfiction films. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at GRPL.
