CinemaOSMovie · 1964 · 1h 45m

The Cool World

HOOKER! FUZZ! JUNK! RUMBLE! These are words that mean big trouble in...

55%(22)IMDbCrimeDrama

A fifteen-year-old boy wants to buy a gun from an adult racketeer named Priest, in order to become president of the gang to which he belongs, and to return them to active "bopping" (gang fighting) which has declined in Harlem.

Directed byShirley Clarke

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 45m
Language
EN
Released
April 20, 1964
Studios
Wiseman Film Productions

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Rony Clanton

Rony Clanton

Duke

Carl Lee

Carl Lee

Priest

Yolanda Rodríguez

Luanne

Clarence Williams III

Clarence Williams III

Blood

Gary Bolling

Gary Bolling

Littleman

Bostic Felton

Rod

Joe Oliver

Angel

Gloria Foster

Gloria Foster

Duke's Mom

Ted Butler

Mom's lover

Marilyn Cox

Prostitute

Creative team
Directed by
Shirley Clarke
Shirley Clarke
Written by
Shirley Clarke
Shirley Clarke
Carl Lee
Carl Lee
Produced by
Frederick Wiseman
Frederick Wiseman

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