The Wanderers (1979 film)

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The Wanderers is a 1979 coming-of-age crime drama film set in 1960s New York City that follows an Italian-American street gang navigating youth, violence, and social change.

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instanceOf film
author Richard Price
basedOn The Wanderers (novel)
linked to: The Wanderers
cinematographyBy Michael Chapman
countryOfOrigin United States
cultStatus cult film
director Philip Kaufman
distributor Warner Bros.
editedBy Douglas Stewart
filmFormat color
follows Italian-American street gang
genre coming-of-age
crime drama
gang film
leadCharacter Joey Capra
Richie Gennaro
mainTheme social change
violence
youth
musicBy Dion
Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons
Various 1960s rock and roll artists
notableFor depiction of 1960s New York street gangs
period rock and roll soundtrack
originalLanguage English
portrayedBy John Friedrich
Ken Wahl
portrays Italian-American culture
racial tension
street gangs
urban life in the Bronx
productionCompany Orion Pictures
releaseYear 1979
runtimeMinutes 117
screenwriter Philip Kaufman
Rose Kaufman
settingLocation New York City
settingTime 1960s
starredActor Alan Rosenberg
Dolph Sweet
John Friedrich
Karen Allen
Ken Wahl
Michael Wright
Toni Kalem
Tony Ganios
title The Wanderers

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Philip Kaufman directed The Wanderers (1979 film)