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The Cool World

1964105 min 5.5 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

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

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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Release / first air1964-04-20
Original languageEN
GenresCrime, Drama
DirectorShirley Clarke
WriterCarl Lee
BudgetNot available
RevenueNot available
ProductionWiseman Film Productions

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10 cast members
Rony ClantonRony ClantonDuke
Carl LeeCarl LeePriest
Yolanda RodríguezYolanda RodríguezLuanne
Clarence Williams IIIClarence Williams IIIBlood
Gary BollingGary BollingLittleman
Bostic FeltonBostic FeltonRod
Joe OliverJoe OliverAngel
Gloria FosterGloria FosterDuke's Mom
Ted ButlerTed ButlerMom's lover
Marilyn CoxMarilyn CoxProstitute

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#based on novel or book#jazz#ghetto#based on play or musical#blaxploitation cinema#gang#racism#teenage boy#inner city#manhattan, new york city#woman director#harlem, new york city#cinéma vérité#direct cinema#race relations#juvenile delinquency#black power#independent film#youth poverty

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