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.
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The Cool World was released on September 2, 1963.
The Cool World was directed by Shirley Clarke.
The Cool World has a runtime of 1h 45m.
The Cool World was produced by Frederick Wiseman.
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.
The key characters in The Cool World are Duke (Rony Clanton), Priest (Carl Lee), Luanne (Yolanda Rodríguez).
The Cool World is a Drama, Crime film.
The Cool World has an audience rating of 4.4 out of 10.