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55% Critic Match
The Cool World
“HOOKER! FUZZ! JUNK! RUMBLE! These are words that mean big trouble in...”
5.5 / 10• 1964• 1h 45m•NR• English
CrimeDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Rony Clanton
Duke
Lead
Carl Lee
Priest
YR
Yolanda Rodríguez
Luanne
Clarence Williams III
Blood
Gary Bolling
Littleman
BF
Bostic Felton
Rod
JO
Joe Oliver
Angel
Gloria Foster
Duke's Mom
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Shirley Clarke's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Cool World is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
