On the Road to Desolation
- Documentary
- History
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.
- Directed by
- David Stewart
- Written by
- Andrew O'Hagan
Cast
- John Suiter
- Maxine Franklin
- Tom Clark
- Joyce Johnson
- Lawrence Ferlinghetti
- Robert Giroux
- John Sampas
- Adele Mailer
- Ann Douglas
- Carolyn Cassady
- Jack Kerouac
- Allen Ginsberg