Movie
Kill Your Darlings
2013NR1h 43m7.0 / 10
A true story of obsession and murder.
A murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs.
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Checked Sep 1, 2026
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Synopsis
A murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs.
More about Kill Your Darlings
Cast
Daniel RadcliffeAllen Ginsberg
Dane DeHaanLucien Carr
Michael C. HallDavid Kammerer
Jack HustonJack Kerouac
Ben FosterWilliam Burroughs
David CrossLouis Ginsberg
Jennifer Jason LeighNaomi Ginsberg
Elizabeth OlsenEdie ParkerCredits
- Directed by
- John Krokidas
- Written by
- John Krokidas, Austin Bunn, Austin Bunn
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $5.6M
- Box office
- $1.6M
Production
Killer FilmsUnited States- Sunny Field EntertainmentUnited States
Themes
1940sbeat generationcollege freshmancolumbia universityconfessiondrinkingfascistgay theme
