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The Cool World

1964·Drama·1h 45m
7.1
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 Clarke
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gang
racism
woman director
harlem, new york city

Cast

Rony Clanton
Rony Clanton
Duke
Clarence Williams III
Clarence Williams III
Blood
Gary Bolling
Gary Bolling
Littleman
Gloria Foster
Gloria Foster
Duke's Mom
Richard Ward
Richard Ward
Street speaker
Antonio Fargas
Antonio Fargas
(uncredited)

Crew

Shirley Clarke
Shirley Clarke
Director
Shirley Clarke
Shirley Clarke
Writer
Shirley Clarke
Shirley Clarke
Editor
Frederick Wiseman
Frederick Wiseman
Producer
Hugh A. Robertson
Hugh A. Robertson
Sound Editor
Robert Rossen
Robert Rossen
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