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.
Title | The Hoodlum Priest |
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Year | 1961 |
Genre | Drama |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | Murray-Wood Productions, United Artists |
Cast | Don Murray, Larry Gates, Cindi Wood, Keir Dullea, Logan Ramsey, Don Joslyn |
Crew | Irvin Kershner (Director), Joseph Landon (Screenplay), Don Murray (Screenplay), Haskell Wexler (Director of Photography), Mauro Bruno (Orchestrator), Lloyd Garnell (Electrician) |
Keyword | gas chamber, minister |
Release | Mar 26, 1961 |
Runtime | 101 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.00 / 10 by 6 users |