🎬 Drama, Crime

The Cool World

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

⭐ 5.5/10 1964 1h 45m Dir. Shirley Clarke

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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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5.5/10 22 votes

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Year
1964
Runtime
1h 45m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 5.5/10
Votes
22
Genre
Drama, Crime
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎭 Crime 🎬 Shirley Clarke 👤 Rony Clanton 👤 Carl Lee 👤 Yolanda Rodríguez
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The Cool World has a runtime of 1h 45m (1 hour and 45 minutes).
The Cool World was directed by Shirley Clarke and released in 1964.
The Cool World is a Drama, Crime film (1964).
The cast of The Cool World includes Rony Clanton, Carl Lee, Yolanda Rodríguez, Clarence Williams III, Gary Bolling.
The Cool World has a TMDB rating of 5.5/10 based on 22 votes.

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