The Cool World

1964Movie1 h 45 min

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68
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Summary

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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Directed by
Shirley Clarke
Music by
Mal Waldron

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Facts

April 20, 1964 · 1 h 45 min · Crime, Drama

Released
April 20, 1964
Runtime
1 h 45 min
Genres
Crime, Drama
Original language
English
Made in
United States
Keywords
based on novel or book

Tropes

To Absent Friends, P.O.V. Cam, Sinister Switchblade +9