The Education of Sonny Carson

"You learn a lot in the streets."

1974 1h 44m EN

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6.8

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★5.7TMDB · 8★6.8IMDB · 621

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Synopsis

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A 1974 film based on the best-selling autobiography of Sonny Carson who joined a gang and committed petty crime before being sent to prison. After his release from prison he changes his life.

“You learn a lot in the streets.”

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Cast

Rony Clanton
Sonny Carson
Don Gordon
Pigliani
Joyce Walker
Virginia
Paul Benjamin
Pops
Thomas Hicks
Young Sonny
Mary Alice
Moms
Ram John Holder
Preacher
Jerry Bell
Lil Boy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Campus
Writers: Fred Hudson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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52 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CAST

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Rony Clanton and Don Gordon and Joyce Walker carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "You learn a lot in the streets.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0071456 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Michael Campus directs. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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152 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Rony Clanton and Don Gordon and Joyce Walker carry the top of the cast.
3Marketing tagline: "You learn a lot in the streets.".
4IMDB entry: tt0071456 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.