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6.9/10   106 votes
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Director:
Shirley Clarke
Writers:
Shirley Clarke (writer)
Carl Lee (writer)
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Release Date:
27 February 1965 (Japan) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama more
Tagline:
These are the ones who play it cool, and find out about life and love before they're in high school ! This is the picture that explodes like a time bomb In the face of a city! more
Plot:
Filmmaker Shirley Clarke ("The Connection") directs this powerful, stark semi-documentary look at the... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win more
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This is a film that should be recognized immediately. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Hampton Clanton ... Duke
Carl Lee ... Priest
Yolanda Rodríguez ... Luanne
Clarence Williams III ... Blood (as Clarence Williams)
Gary Bolling ... Littleman
Bostic Felton ... Rod
Gloria Foster ... Mrs. Custis
John Marriott ... Hurst
Georgia Burke ... Grandma
Marilyn Cox ... Miss Dewpoint
Jerome Raphael ... Mr. Shapiro
Mel Stewart ... Con-man
Joe Dennis ... Douglas Thurston (as Joseph Dennis)
Ronald Perry ... Savage
Bruce Edwards ... Warrior
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Additional Details

Runtime:
105 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USA

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First-ever film credit for legendary documentary director Frederick Wiseman, who served as producer of this non-documentary feature. more

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10 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:-
This is a film that should be recognized immediately., 29 June 2007
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Author: banditteeth from United States

This film is a tremendous achievement. It is unbelievable to me that it is not being preserved and protected by those who have the power to do so. It absolutely SHOULD be available on video and it should be regularly mentioned in discussions of the great films of the "American New Wave". The previous commenter was absolutely right to compare it to a Cassavettes picture because it has a very similar feel, in that it seems not so much like a movie with a narrative, but just a "snippet" of a time, almost taken randomly for two hours. We get all kinds of wonderful experiences in that two hours, including 1960's Harlem, disillusioned youth run amok, gritty street fare, etc. Not to mention the music in the film(a fantastic jazz soundtrack). This is a very valuable film, and the fact that it is directed by a woman is significant, as this seems to be an under-appreciated voice in American cinema. Criterion, let's get it together and get this available for people to see. OK?

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