"Which us writer wrote ""On The Road"" in 1958?"
On the Road United States, tracing Kerouac's journey and filming a documentary on the search for "On the Road". Sam Riley starred as Sal Paradise. Garrett Hedlund portrayed Dean Moriarty. Kristen Stewart played Mary Lou. Kirsten Dunst portrayed Camille. The film screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 2012 and was nominated for the Palme d'Or. In 2007, BBC Four aired "Russell Brand On the Road", a documentary presented by Russell Brand and Matt Morgan about Kerouac, focusing on "On the Road". The documentary "American Road", which explores the mystique of the road in US culture and contains an ample section on Kerouac,
Thunder Road (1958 film) a different arrangement of which was recorded by Mitchum and released as a popular 45 RPM single, also on Capitol. Both songs were co-written by Mitchum. Bruce Springsteen said at a 1978 concert that the name of his song "Thunder Road" had been inspired by seeing a poster of the movie, though he didn't see the movie itself. Thunder Road (1958 film) Thunder Road is a black and white 1958 drama–crime film directed by Arthur Ripley and starring Robert Mitchum, who also produced the film and co-wrote the screenplay. With Don Raye, Mitchum co-wrote the theme song, "The Ballad of