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The Cool World (1964)

105 min  -  Crime | Drama  -   27 February 1965 (Japan)
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Filmmaker Shirley Clarke ("The Connection") directs this powerful, stark semi-documentary look at the horrors of Harlem ghetto slum life filled with drugs... See full summary »

Director:

Shirley Clarke
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rony Clanton Rony Clanton ...
Duke (as Hampton Clanton)
Carl Lee Carl Lee ...
Priest
Yolanda Rodríguez Yolanda Rodríguez ...
Luanne
Clarence Williams III ...
Blood (as Clarence Williams)
Gary Bolling Gary Bolling ...
Littleman
Bostic Felton Bostic Felton ...
Rod
Gloria Foster Gloria Foster ...
Mrs. Custis
John Marriott John Marriott ...
Hurst
Georgia Burke Georgia Burke ...
Grandma
Marilyn Cox Marilyn Cox ...
Miss Dewpoint
Jerome Raphael Jerome Raphael ...
Mr. Shapiro
Mel Stewart Mel Stewart ...
Con-man
Joe Dennis Joe Dennis ...
Douglas Thurston (as Joseph Dennis)
Ronald Perry Ronald Perry ...
Savage
Bruce Edwards Bruce Edwards ...
Warrior
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Storyline

Filmmaker Shirley Clarke ("The Connection") directs this powerful, stark semi-documentary look at the horrors of Harlem ghetto slum life filled with drugs, violence, human misery, and a sense of despair due to the racial prejudices of American society. There is no patronizing of the black race in this cinematic cry for justice. A fifteen-year-old boy called Duke is ambitious to buy a "piece" (a gun) from an adult racketeer named Priest, to become president of the gang to which he belongs, and to return them to active "bopping" (gang fighting) which has declined in Harlem. It is a clearly patent allegory of an attempt by Duke to attain manhood and identity in the only way accessible to him - the antisocial one. Written by alfiehitchie  

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Plot Keywords:

Violence | Ghetto | Jazz | Youth | Poverty  | See more »

Taglines:

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

Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Japan) See more »

Also Known As:

Die lässige Welt See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wiseman Film Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

First-ever film credit for legendary documentary director Frederick Wiseman, who served as producer of this non-documentary feature. See more »

Connections

References Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962) See more »