On the Road to Desolation
On the Road to Desolation

On the Road to Desolation

Andrew O'Hagan looks at a critical point in the life of Beat Generation writer Jack Kerouac. In 1956 he spent spent 63 soul-searching days as a fire-watcher on Washington state's Desolation Peak. After this stint he was never the same creative force again.

Genre: Documentary, History

Director: David Stewart

Cast: John Suiter, Maxine Franklin, Tom Clark, Joyce Johnson

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Quality: HD

Runtime: 50 min.

Release: 1997

IMDb: 6/10