On the Road to Desolation
On the Road to Desolation
1997, English. Directed by David Stewart.
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.
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On the Road to Desolation isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 October 1997. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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If you liked On the Road to Desolation, try The Untold History Of The United States, Visions of Light, Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound.
Who directed On the Road to Desolation?
On the Road to Desolation (1997) was directed by David Stewart and stars John Suiter, Maxine Franklin, Tom Clark.