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Release Date:
27 February 1965 (Japan) moreTagline:
HOOKER! FUZZ! JUNK! RUMBLE! These are words that mean big trouble in... morePlot:
Filmmaker Shirley Clarke ("The Connection") directs this powerful, stark semi-documentary look at the... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 win moreUser Comments:
This is a film that should be recognized immediately. moreCast
(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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105 minCountry:
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Black and WhiteSound Mix:
MonoFilming Locations:
New York City, New York, USAMOVIEmeter: 
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First-ever film credit for legendary documentary director Frederick Wiseman, who served as producer of this non-documentary feature. moreFAQ
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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?