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The Wanderers

1979 · 117 min

It is a raw, energetic immersion into the volatile world of youth loyalty and street conflict.

Directed by
Philip Kaufman
Genres
Drama
Tagline
It was The Wanderers against the world ... and the world never had a chance!
Overview
The streets of the Bronx are owned by '60s youth gangs where the joy and pain of adolescence is lived. Philip Kaufman tells his take on the novel by Richard Price about the history of the Italian-American gang ‘The Wanderers.’

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Directed by
Philip Kaufman
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
  • violence
  • class
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7.5
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension8
Darkness6.5
Complexity5.5
Emotional weight8.5

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Philip Kaufman
Written by
Philip Kaufman, Rose Kaufman
Starring
Ken Wahl, John Friedrich, Karen Allen, Toni Kalem, Alan Rosenberg, Jim Youngs, Tony Ganios, Linda Manz
Cinematography
Michael Chapman
Runtime
117 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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