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Movie

Howl

2010·1h 24m·R
DramaBiographyRomance
IMDb Rating
★ 6.6/10
13,688 votes
Metascore
63
Metacritic

As Allen Ginsberg talks about his life and art, his most famous poem is illustrated in animation while the obscenity trial of the work is dramatized.

Howl is a 2010 drama biography movie, starring David Strathairn, Bob Balaban, Jon Prescott. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.6/10 from 13,688 votes and runs 1h 24m.

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Stars
David Strathairn
Bob Balaban
Jon Prescott
Aaron Tveit
James Franco
Details
2010-08-27
84 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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