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5.5A 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.
Released: 1964-04-20105 minDir: Shirley ClarkeDrama, Crime
Cast
- Rony Clanton as Duke
- Carl Lee as Priest
- Yolanda Rodríguez as Luanne
- Clarence Williams III as Blood
- Gary Bolling as Littleman
- Bostic Felton as Rod
Themes
- jazz
- gang
- racism
- woman director
- harlem, new york city
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- biographical film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Creator
- Shirley Clarke
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Director
- Shirley Clarke
- Screenwriter
- Carl Lee
- Cast member
- Mel Stewart
- Composer
- Mal Waldron
- Producer
- Frederick Wiseman
- Duration
- 105
- FilmAffinity ID
- 249994
- Image
- The Cool World (1963 film - lobby card 1).jpg
- Motto
- Fuzz! Junk! Hooker! Rumble! These are words that mean big trouble in The Cool World
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- publication date
- 1964-01-01
- film editor
- Shirley Clarke
- title
- The Cool World
- color
- black-and-white
- aspect ratio (W:H)
- Academy ratio
- review score
- 7.9/10
- Commons category
- The Cool World (film)
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