
The Cross and the Switchblade (1970)
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- PG
- 1h 46min
- Biography, Crime
- Jun 1970 (USA)
- Movie
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Pat Boone | ... |
David Wilkerson
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Erik Estrada | ... |
Nicky Cruz
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Jacqueline Giroux | ... |
Rosa
(as Jackie Giroux)
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Jo-Ann Robinson | ... |
Little Bo
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Dino DeFilippi | ... |
Israel
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Don Blakely | ... |
Abdullah
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Gil Frazier | ... |
Big Cat
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Don Lamond | ... |
Sergeant Delano
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Sam Capuano | ... |
Hector Gomez
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Alex Colon | ... |
Mingo
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Hechter Ubarry | ... |
Moonlight
(as Hector Mercado)
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Stew Silver | ... |
Augie
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Dorothy James | ... |
Graciela Gomez
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David Connell | ... |
Pusher
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Michelle Galjour | ... |
Angela
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Jackie Cronin | ... |
Norma
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Virginia Alonso | ... |
Mary
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Steven Blackwell | ... |
Bottlecap
(as Darryl Speer)
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Thomas Mooney | ... |
Chance
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Vince O'Brien | ... |
Judge
(as Vincent O'Brien)
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Jay Devlin | ... |
District Attorney
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Paul Haney | ... |
Lawyer
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Victor Bumbalo | ... |
Hugo
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Stanley Finesmith | ... |
Trial Defendant
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Sal Christi | ... |
Court Policeman
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Andrew T. Murphy | ... |
Reporter
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Kleg Seth | ... |
Photographer
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Laura Figueroa | ... |
Mau Mau Deb
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Jonelle Allen | ... |
Bishop Deb
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Mark Dawson | ... |
Policeman
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Norman Bly | ... |
Heckler
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Mark Hall | ... |
Teen-ager (uncredited)
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Harry Reems | ... |
Gang Member (uncredited)
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Philip Suriano | ... |
Chi-Chi (uncredited)
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Directed by
Don Murray |
Written by
Don Murray | ... | (screenplay) and |
James Bonnet | ... | (screenplay) |
Elizabeth Sherrill | ... | (book) |
John Sherrill | ... | (book) |
David Wilkerson | ... | (novel) |
Produced by
Ken Curtis | ... | associate producer |
Tom Harris | ... | associate producer |
Dick Ross | ... | producer |
Music by
Ralph Carmichael |
Cinematography by
Julian C. Townsend | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Angelo Ross |
Casting By
Kleg Seth |
Art Direction by
Charles Bailey |
Costume Design by
Pearl Somner |
Makeup Department
John Jiras | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Robert Baron | ... | in charge of production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sam Bennerson | ... | second assistant director (as Samuel N. Bennerson) |
Steve Marshall | ... | assistant director (as Steven M. Marshall) |
Sound Department
Christopher Newman | ... | sound (as Chris Newman) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Martin Gaiptman | ... | wardrobe (as Martin D. Gaiptman) |
Music Department
Ralph Carmichael | ... | conductor |
Script and Continuity Department
Renata Stoia | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
Nicky Cruz | ... | technical advisor |
Sue Leyden | ... | assistant to producer |
Noni Rock | ... | production secretary |
Maria Van Slyke | ... | unit publicist (as Maria VanSlyke) |
David Wilkerson | ... | technical advisor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Gateway Films (1970) (United States) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1972) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Vision Video Gateway Films (1972) (World-wide)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1974) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Gospel Film Team (1979) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Kristen Filmtjeneste (Norway) (VHS)
- Golden Lion Video (Australia) (video)
- Direct Source (2005) (Canada) (DVD)
- Johannes Multimedia (Netherlands) (DVD)
- United/Vanguard (video)
- Video Beat (United States) (DVD)
- Video Beat (United States) (VHS)
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Storyline
Plot Summary |
David Wilkerson is a relatively-young parish priest in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania. With nominal funds, insufficient even to get a hotel room which forces him to sleep in his car, his church sends him to New York City to bring the word of God to the young men and youth of the Egyptian Kings, who are on trial for their violent gang activities. David hopes God will be their salvation. Although David is not allowed to get near the Egyptian Kings, his trip to the courthouse garners much publicity; because of it, David meets a tough street youth named Little Bo, who offers to introduce David to the main gangs still out on the streets, namely the mixed-white Mau Maus and the predominantly-Black Bishops, who are fighting each other for territory. Who the gangs hate more than each other, however, are the authorities. David turns his attentions to the two gangs and wants them to know that God loves them no matter who they are or what they do, and in doing so will guide them to make the right choices in life. He and his messages may be difficult to penetrate into the groups, but the general consensus is that if he can get through to Nicky Cruz, one of the leaders of the Mau Maus, he will be able to get through to anyone. But David hopes to get through to them all at his own risk, especially as Nicky continually threatens him. Another whom he sees who is especially in trouble is Rosa, Nicky's "girl," who will do anything to get the money to get her two-injections-per-day heroin fixes. Written by Huggo |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | According to "Run Baby Run", the autobiography of Nicky Cruz, the Mau Mau gang actually wore black leather jackets with crimson double M's on the back instead of red jackets with white double M's, as depicted in the film. See more » |
Goofs | The story takes place in the early 1950s, but in one scene Big Cat references Medicaid, which wasn't established until 1965. The original story took place in the 1950s, but the movie took place in its "present day", circa 1970. See more » |
Movie Connections | Referenced in Clay Pigeon (1971). See more » |
Quotes |
Nicky Cruz:
You come near me and I'll kill you! David Wilkerson: Yeah, you could do that. You could cut me up into a thousand pieces and lay them in the street, and every piece will still love you. See more » |