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The cool world

Title
The cool world / directed by Shirley Clarke.
Publication
[1964]

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Additional Authors
  • Wiseman, Frederick
  • Lee, Carl, 1926-1986
  • Clanton, Rony
  • Rodríguez, Yolanda
  • Williams, Clarence, ǂd 1939-
  • Miller, Warren, 1921-1966.
  • Rossen, Robert, 1908-1966.
  • Clarke, Shirley, 1919-1997
Description
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Duke, a young Harlem man rises to power in his street gang after taking inspiration from a Black Muslim preacher who spreads a dogma of hate against white oppressors.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Feature films.
Note
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1964.
  • Based on the novel by Warren Miller and the play by Warren Miller and Robert Rossen.
  • Shirley Clarke's second feature film is an exploration of life in Harlem, focusing on members of the fictional Pythons street gang. Influed by Italian neorealism, The Cool World features mostly non-professional actors filmed on location, interspersed with long scenes of Harlem street life.
Credits (note)
  • Screenwriter, Carl Lee ; producer, Frederick Wiseman ; cinematographer, Baird Bryant ; editor, Shirley Clarke ; composer, Mal Waldron, featuring Dizzy Gillespie.
Performer (note)
  • Hampton Clanton, Carl Lee, Yolanda Rodrigue, Clarence Williams, Garry Bolling, Bostic Felton.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-395
OCLC
827786753
Title
The cool world / directed by Shirley Clarke.
Imprint
[1964]
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
System Details
DVD.
Credits
Screenwriter, Carl Lee ; producer, Frederick Wiseman ; cinematographer, Baird Bryant ; editor, Shirley Clarke ; composer, Mal Waldron, featuring Dizzy Gillespie.
Cast
Hampton Clanton, Carl Lee, Yolanda Rodrigue, Clarence Williams, Garry Bolling, Bostic Felton.
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Added Author
Wiseman, Frederick, film producer.
Lee, Carl, 1926-1986, actor.
Clanton, Rony, actor.
Rodríguez, Yolanda, actor.
Williams, Clarence, ǂd 1939- actor.
Miller, Warren, 1921-1966. Cool world.
Rossen, Robert, 1908-1966. Cool world.
Clarke, Shirley, 1919-1997, film director.
Research Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-395
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