Director, Herménégilde Chiasson ; producer, Éric Michel ; camera, Jean-Pierre Lachapelle ; sound, Richard Besse, Yvon Benoît, Michel Charron ; editing, France Pilon ; sound editing, Alain Belhumeur, Louis Dupire ; re-recording, Jean-Pierre Joutel ; music, Robert M. Lepage.

Narrator, Michael Rudder ; cast, Albert Belzile, Bertholet Charron, Mance Émond, Carl Helmy, Freddy Helmy, Guy Nadon, Clarence Poirier.

Recorded 1989.

Part documentary, part drama, this film presents the life and work of Jack Kerouac, an American writer with Québec roots who became one of the most important spokesmen for his generation. Intercut with archival footage, photographs, interviews and a careful reconstruction of the period, this film takes apart the heroic myth and even returns to the childhood of the author whose life and work contributed greatly to the cultural, sexual and social revolution of the 1960s.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Award of Excellence, 1987 Silver Apple Award - Category: Portrait of authors / High School, 1991

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).