The Cool World (1964)

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The Cool World on IMDb 6.8/10 359 votes

Released:
1964-04-20

Overview:
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.

Director:
Shirley Clarke

Runtime:
1h 45min

Genre:
Drama, Crime

  • Cast:
  • Rony Clanton
    as
    Duke
  • Carl Lee
    as
    Priest
  • Yolanda Rodríguez
    as
    Luanne
  • Clarence Williams III
    as
    Blood
  • Gary Bolling
    as
    Littleman