Drama ·Crime · United States of America · 1964 · 1h 45m

The Cool World

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Director
Shirley Clarke
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
Crew
Baird Bryant — Director of Photography Shirley Clarke — Editor Mal Waldron — Original Music Composer Shirley Clarke — Writer Carl Lee — Writer Warren Miller — Novel
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
jazzgangracismwoman directorharlem, new york city
Key Collaborators
Shirley Clarke Director Baird Bryant Director of Photography Shirley Clarke Editor Mal Waldron Original Music Composer Shirley Clarke Writer Carl Lee Writer Warren Miller Novel Frederick Wiseman Producer
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