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The Hoodlum Priest (1961)

The most fantastic story the screen has ever told AND IT'S TRUE right down to its last jolt!

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 41M

Director : Irvin Kershner
Writer : Joseph Landon, Don Murray

Synopsis

Venturing into some of the roughest slums of St. Louis, Jesuit priest Rev. Charles Dismas Clark dedicates himself to helping young ex-convicts who are struggling to rejoin a society that fears and rejects them. An especially wrenching case for the Reverend is Billy Lee Jackson, a troubled thief whose personal demons constantly tempt him back to a life of crime — and may ultimately make him pay the highest price for a few desperate decisions.

Actors

Don Murray
Don Murray
Father Charles Dismas Clark
Larry Gates
Larry Gates
Louis Rosen
Cindi Wood
Cindi Wood
George Hale
Keir Dullea
Keir Dullea
Billy Lee Jackson
Logan Ramsey
Logan Ramsey
George Hale

Crews

Irvin Kershner
Irvin Kershner
Director
Joseph Landon
Joseph Landon
Screenplay
Don Murray
Don Murray
Screenplay
Haskell Wexler
Haskell Wexler
Director of Photography
Mauro Bruno
Mauro Bruno
Orchestrator
Lloyd Garnell
Lloyd Garnell
Electrician

Trailers and other movies

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