The Cool World

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The Cool World (1964)

Directed by Shirley Clarke

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

Crime, Drama · 1h 45m

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.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Shirley Clarke
Writer
Shirley Clarke, Carl Lee
Novel
Warren Miller
Director of Photography
Baird Bryant
Original Music Composer
Mal Waldron
Editor
Shirley Clarke
Producer
Frederick Wiseman

Details

Release date
1964-04-20
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Crime, Drama
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
Wiseman Film Productions