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1964 1h 45m

The Cool World

Directed by Shirley Clarke

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.

Directing 1

Shirley Clarke
Director
New York City, New York, USA

Writing 2

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Writer
New York City, New York, U.S.
Shirley Clarke
Writer
New York City, New York, USA

Production 1

Frederick Wiseman
Producer
Boston, Massachusetts, USA