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Jack Kerouac. King of the beats

Jack Kerouac. King of the beats

DVD 2012

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.

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Explore Topics & Themes:
Authors, American 20th century Biography
Beats (Persons) Biography
Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969
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ISBN:
9780769791814
0769791816
Description:
1 videodisc (78 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
polychrome
digital
optical
video file
DVD video
Other Title:
King of the beats [DVD]
Jack Kerouac, king of the beats [DVD]
Notes:
Release date: Feb. 28, 2012
Cinematography, Jerry Jones; editing, Will Parrinello
Jack Kerouac, Allan Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, William S. Burroughs
DVD, widescreen
English audio
Control Number:
935486
UPC:
032031477896
Other Authors:
Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997
Ferlinghetti, Lawrence
Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997
Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969
Kultur International Films
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