The Cool World

Name: The Cool World
Director: Shirley Clarke
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1963-09-02
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 5.381
Cast: Rony Clanton, Carl Lee, Yolanda Rodríguez, Clarence Williams III, Gary Bolling

5.4

Low

1963•1h 45m

Crime Drama

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Overview

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.

Top Cast

Rony Clanton

Duke

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Carl Lee

Priest

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Yolanda Rodríguez

Luanne

Clarence Williams III

Blood

Gary Bolling

Littleman

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Bostic Felton

Rod

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Joe Oliver

Angel

Gloria Foster

Duke's Mom

Community

5.4

21 votes

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6.0 ★

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5.96

95% interval

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Movie Info

Release Date

September 2, 1963

Runtime

1h 45m

Genres

Crime, Drama

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