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Kill Your Darlings Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Oct. 19, 2013

Kill Your Darlings

Release Date: Friday, October 18, 2013 NYC/LA

Director: John Krokidas

Starring: Daniel Radcliffe Elizabeth Olsen Dane DeHaan Jack Huston Ben Foster

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  • 3.4 / 5
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Plot

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Plot
Tells the story of how a murder at Columbia University in 1944 brought together the writers (Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs) who would spark the Beat Revolution.
Cited as paraphrased plot formulation from variety.com
Biography Drama Suspense Thriller

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Kill Your Darlings.

  • Daniel Radcliffe
    Daniel Radcliffe

    ... Allen Ginsberg

    Lost City of D, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II

  • Elizabeth Olsen
    Elizabeth Olsen

    ... Edie Parker

    The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

  • Dane DeHaan
    Dane DeHaan

    ... Lucien Carr

    Oppenheimer, American Primeval (Limited Series)

  • Jack Huston
    Jack Huston

    ... Jack Kerouac

    House of Gucci, The Longest Ride

  • Ben Foster
    Ben Foster

    The Contractor, State Like Sleep

Crew Behind the Film

The Kill Your Darlings behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director John Krokidas last directed Pillage and Near Extinct Birds. The film's writer John Krokidas last wrote Pillage and Highrise.

Producer
Steve Dontanville

Production Details

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Production Updates for Kill Your Darlings

Completed

Changed Kill Your Darlings movie production status. Sony Pictures Classics acquired Kill Your Darlings for just south of $2 million.

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Lensing is set to begin March 12 in New York at Columbia University.

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Language
English

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Release Dates

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Kill Your Darlings was released in New York / Los Angeles on Friday, October 18, 2013. There were 14 other movies released on the same date, including Carrie, The Fifth Estate and Escape Plan.

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