The Cool World is a 1964 film about life in the African-American ghetto in the early 1960s. It stars Hampton Clanton, Yolanda Rodríguez, Bostic Felton, Gary Bolling, Antonio Fargas, Carl Lee and Clarence Williams III.
The movie was adapted by Shirley Clarke and Carl Lee from the novel by Warren Miller, directed by Clarke and produced by Frederick Wiseman. The film has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
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Initial release date:
- 1963
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Runtime:
- 2 h 5 min