On the Road to Desolation (1997)

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Original Title: On the Road to Desolation

Release Date: October 11, 1997

Runtime: 50 minutes

Budget: $0.0

Revenue: $0.0

Overview

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.