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Movie poster: The Wanderers (1979)
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The Wanderers

1979 · 117 min Drama
⭐ 7.0 / 10 · TMDB

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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📋 Film Details

Year 1979
Country United States of America
Genre Drama
Director Philip Kaufman
Runtime 117 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.0/10 (219 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.

Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.

For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.

Director: Philip Kaufman

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.

🎭 Cast

Ken Wahl

Ken Wahl

Richie

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John Friedrich

Joey

Karen Allen

Karen Allen

Nina

Toni Kalem

Toni Kalem

Despie Galasso

Alan Rosenberg

Alan Rosenberg

Turkey

Jim Youngs

Jim Youngs

Buddy

Tony Ganios

Tony Ganios

Perry

Linda Manz

Linda Manz

Peewee

William Andrews

William Andrews

Emilio

Erland van Lidth

Erland van Lidth

Terror

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