The Cool World
1964 · 1h 45m · Crime, Drama · United States of America
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.
Directed by
Shirley ClarkeBased on the novel by
Warren Miller5.9Smart score
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based on novel or bookbased on play or musicalblack powerblaxploitation cinemacinéma véritédirect cinemagangghettoharlem, new york cityindependent filminner cityjazzjuvenile delinquencymanhattan, new york cityrace relationsracismteenage boywoman directoryouth poverty
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