The Cool World (1963)

  • NR
  • 09/02/1963 (US)
  • Drama, Crime
  • 1h 45m

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

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.

Shirley Clarke

Director, Writer

Carl Lee

Writer

Warren Miller

Novel

Cast

Rony Clanton's headshot

Rony Clanton

Duke
Carl Lee's headshot

Carl Lee

Priest
Yolanda Rodríguez's headshot

Yolanda Rodríguez

Luanne
Clarence Williams III's headshot

Clarence Williams III

Blood
Gary Bolling's headshot

Gary Bolling

Littleman
Bostic Felton's headshot

Bostic Felton

Rod
Joe Oliver's headshot

Joe Oliver

Angel
Gloria Foster's headshot

Gloria Foster

Duke's Mom

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