11 October 1997 History, Factual 50 mins
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.
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Lawrence Ferlinghetti as Self
Robert Giroux as Self
Carolyn Cassady as Self
Jack Kerouac as Self (archive footage)
Allen Ginsberg as Self (archive footage)
Steve Allen as Self
Andrew O'Hagan Writer
Andrea Miller Executive Producer
Susan A. Banks Production Assistant
Warren Meneely Editor
Andrew O'Hagan Presenter
United Kingdom 11 October 1997
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25 February 1997
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12 November 1997
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01 October 1997
Three young teens are stranded in the wilderness without their parents.
01 January 1997
A group of friends transform into ninjas when a curious situation arises.
07 February 1997
Volcanologist Harry Dalton comes to the sleepy town of Dante's Peak to investigate the recent rumblings of the dormant volcano the burg is named for.
16 March 1997
HBO (in association with the American Film Institute) presents this 1997 anthology, narrated by Liev Schreiber, which looks at sports in cinema from the earliest silent films until the nineties.
08 July 1997
Brakhage's lecture at the Whitney Museum is a thoughtful meditation on another friend and fellow filmmaker Gregory Markopoulos.
19 June 1997
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20 December 1997
A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale.
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