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Feature film — 2012

On the Road (2012)

5.62h 22mAdventure — Drama

Sal Paradise is a young writer whose life is shaken and ultimately redefined by the arrival of Dean Moriarty, a free-spirited, fearless, fast talking Westerner and his girl, Marylou. Traveling cross-country, Sal and Dean venture out on a personal quest for freedom from the conformity and conservatism engulfing them in search of the unknown, themselves, and the pursuit of “it” -- the pure essence of experience.

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A high-signal pick with 926 votes.

Film4 Productions / France 2 Cinéma / VideoFilmes / American Zoetrope / The Jerry Leider Company / Vanguard Films / MK2 Productions

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Director: Walter Salles

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Cast & crew

Garrett Hedlund as Dean Moriarty / Neal Cassady

Garrett Hedlund

Dean Moriarty / Neal Cassady

Sam Riley as Sal Paradise / Jack Kerouac

Sam Riley

Sal Paradise / Jack Kerouac

Kristen Stewart as Marylou / LuAnne Henderson

Kristen Stewart

Marylou / LuAnne Henderson

Amy Adams as Jane / Joan Vollmer

Amy Adams

Jane / Joan Vollmer

Tom Sturridge as Carlo Marx / Allen Ginsberg

Tom Sturridge

Carlo Marx / Allen Ginsberg

Danny Morgan as Ed Dunkle / Al Hinkle

Danny Morgan

Ed Dunkle / Al Hinkle

Alice Braga as Terry / Bea Franco

Alice Braga

Terry / Bea Franco

Elisabeth Moss as Galatea Dunkel / Helen Hinkle

Elisabeth Moss

Galatea Dunkel / Helen Hinkle

Kirsten Dunst as Camille / Carolyn Cassady

Kirsten Dunst

Camille / Carolyn Cassady

Viggo Mortensen as Old Bull Lee / William S. Burroughs

Viggo Mortensen

Old Bull Lee / William S. Burroughs

Steve Buscemi as Tall thin salesman

Steve Buscemi

Tall thin salesman

Terrence Howard as Walter

Terrence Howard

Walter

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