On the Road to Desolation
Film
On the Road to Desolation
- Director
- David Stewart
- Year
- 1997
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.
Top cast
Directed by
David Stewart
Written by
Andrew O'Hagan