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The Education of Sonny Carson
“You learn a lot in the streets.”
5.7 / 10• 1974• 1h 44m•R• English
Drama
Storyline
A 1974 film based on the best-selling autobiography of Sonny Carson who joined a gang and committed petty crime before being sent to prison. After his release from prison he changes his life.
Cast & Crew
Rony Clanton
Sonny Carson
Lead
Don Gordon
Pigliani
JW
Joyce Walker
Virginia
Paul Benjamin
Pops
TH
Thomas Hicks
Young Sonny
Mary Alice
Moms
Ram John Holder
Preacher
JB
Jerry Bell
Lil Boy
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michael Campus's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Education of Sonny Carson is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
