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Heart Beat Cast & Characters

R 1980 · 1h 50m 56 Audience
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Starring Cast
N
Nick Nolte
Neal Cassady
S
Sissy Spacek
Carolyn Cassady
J
John Heard
Jack Kerouac
R
Ray Sharkey
Ira (based on Allen Ginsberg)
A
Ann Dusenberry
Stevie
M
Margaret Fairchild
Mrs. Kerouac
Key crew
Director
John Byrum
Screenplay
John Byrum
Producers
David Axlerod , Alan Greisman , Edward R. Pressman , Michael Shamberg , William Tepper
Music
Jack Nitzsche
Cinematography
László Kovács
Editor
Eric Jenkins
Production design
Jack Fisk
Costume design
Patricia Norris
Casting
Dianne Crittenden

Full cast

23 cast members

Crew by department

18 crew members