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David Strathairn as Ralph McIntosh Jon Hamm as Jake Ehrlich Andrew Rogers as Lawrence Ferlinghetti Treat Williams as Mark Schorer Jeff Daniels as Professor David Kirk Jon Prescott as Neal Cassady Mary-Louise Parker as Gail Potter Alessandro Nivola as Luther Nichols Sean Patrick Reilly as Six Gallery Allen Ginsberg as Self James Franco as Allen Ginsberg Bob Balaban as Judge Clayton Horn Cecilia Foss as Beatnik Poet Aaron Tveit as Peter Orlovsky Alex Emanuel as Six Gallery

Bernard Telsey Casting Lora Hirschberg Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor Jeffrey Friedman Director, Writer, Producer Tiffany Little Canfield Casting Carter Burwell Original Music Composer Edward Lachman Director of Photography Rob Epstein Director, Writer, Producer Gus Van Sant Executive Producer