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The best teacher is experience. - On the Road
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Title: On the Road

Release Date: 22 May 2012

Runtime: 2h 22m

Genre: Adventure, Drama

Director: MK2 Films, American Zoetrope, The Jerry Leider Company, Vanguard Films, Film4 Productions, France 2 Cinéma, VideoFilmes

Production Companies: MK2 Films, American Zoetrope, The Jerry Leider Company, Vanguard Films, Film4 Productions, France 2 Cinéma, VideoFilmes

Overview: Dean and Sal are the portrait of the Beat Generation. Their search for "It" results in a fast paced, energetic roller coaster ride with highs and lows throughout the U.S.

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Average Vote: 5.602 (841 votes)

Cast

  • Dean Moriarty / Neal Cassady: Garrett Hedlund
  • Sal Paradise / Jack Kerouac: Sam Riley
  • Marylou / LuAnne Henderson: Kristen Stewart
  • Jane / Joan Vollmer: Amy Adams
  • Carlo Marx / Allen Ginsberg: Tom Sturridge
  • Camille / Carolyn Cassady: Kirsten Dunst
  • Old Bull Lee / William S. Burroughs: Viggo Mortensen
  • Ed Dunkle / Al Hinkle: Danny Morgan
  • Terry / Bea Franco: Alice Braga
  • Galatea Dunkel / Helen Hinkle: Elisabeth Moss
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