Kill Your Darlings
A charismatic college poet must conceal a deadly secret after a murder draws him into a volatile circle of literary rebels, risking his future and the birth of a cultural movement.
“A true story of obsession and murder.”
Synopsis
A murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the Beat Generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and William Burroughs.
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A crew of 46+ credited
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Edited by Brian A KatesShot by Reed MoranoScored by Nico MuhlyDesigned by Stephen H Carter
Box Office
2013 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.3× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$1.6M
Opening week (7-day): $16K
Peak 4 theaters
Also known as
- Kill Your Darlings - Junge Wildede
- Giovani ribelli - Kill Your Darlingsit
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Cast & Crew
46 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Daniel Radcliffe
as Allen Ginsberg
Dane Dehaan
as Lucien Carr
Michael C Hall
as David Kammerer
Ben Foster
as William Burroughs
Jack Huston
as Jack Kerouac
David Cross
as Louis Ginsberg
Jennifer Jason Leigh
as Naomi Ginsberg
Elizabeth Olsen
as Edie Parker
John Cullum
as Professor Steeves
Brenda Wehle
as Permissions Librarian
Erin Darke
as Gwendolyn
Craig Chester
as Businessman
Supporting cast
24Lenore Harris
as DA Secretary
Mark Ethan
as Campus Guard
Zach Appelman
as Luke Detweiler
David Rasche
as Dean
Quinlan Corbett
as Billeting Officer
Dawn Newman
as Jazz Singer
Clancy O Connor
as Tour Guide
Jon Devries
as Mr. Burroughs
Leslie Meisel
as Edith Cohen
Sarah Hollis
as Harlem Club Patron
Nicole Signore
as Page
Olen Holm
as Sailor
Michael Cavadias
as Ray Conklin
Kyra Sedgwick
as Marian Carr (uncredited)
Laura Obiols
as Kristina Laakson (uncredited)
Colin Michael Walker
as Columbia Classmate (uncredited)
Kevyn Settle
as Norman (uncredited)
Martin Pfefferkorn
as 1940s Prisoner (uncredited)
Anna Kuchma
as Interracial Couple (uncredited)
Sean Grady
as Barfly (uncredited)
Matt Giroveanu
as Luke's Friend #1 (uncredited)
Nick Diamantis
as Merchant Marine (uncredited)
Jonathan Cantor
as Ogden Nash (uncredited)
Ranardo Domeico Grays
as Jazz Club Patron (uncredited)
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