This documentary explores the artistic, musical and literary resonances of the mystique of the road - and especially of going off the beaten track - in American lore. The Westward expansion, the Dust Bowl era, hobos, post-war suburbanization and the Beat critique of it; hitchhiking, the upheavals of the 1960s and early 1970s and the current generation of backpackers clutching their Lonely Planet and Rough Guides. American Road ultimately probes the meaning of what it is to be an American, not just a wayfarer.—anonymous
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Sean Stone, Ed Asner
Crew: Kurt Jacobsen (Writer), Kurt Jacobsen (Co-Director), Warren Leming (Co-Director), Warren Leming (Writer), Kurt Jacobsen (Co-Producer), Warren Leming (Co-Producer)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Cold Chicago Productions
Runtime: 108 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jun 25, 2013
IMDb: 10
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