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The Education of Sonny Carson is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 17 july 1974 with Don Gordon

The Education of Sonny Carson (1974)

The Education of Sonny Carson
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Released in USA 17 july 1974
Length 1h44
OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Rating67% 3.3882053.3882053.3882053.3882053.388205

The Education of Sonny Carson is a 1974 film based on the best-selling autobiography of Sonny Carson.

Synopsis

A young black teenager and three of his friends are in the process of breaking into a local market to steal food and money. Sonny is subdued by police and soon finds himself, at the age of thirteen, serving a "lenient" sentence of three months. While incarcerated, Sonny meets Willie, the leader of a local gang called "The Lords" and is initiated into the gang. Years later, an older Sonny, who is now heavily involved in gang activities, is part of the rivalry between The Lords and a fellow gang, "The Tomahawks", also known as the "Hawks". Sonny is deeply entrenched in the lifestyle of a "Lord", which includes frequent brawls with the Hawks. During one of these fights, one of Sonny's friends, a Lord named Lil' Boy, is fatally wounded by a stiletto. Sonny and the rest of the gang arrive at Lil' Boy's wake. As they are leaving, the other gang members notice Sonny, who is attempting to purchase a bouquet of flowers from a nearby shop. However, he is unable to afford it. Sonny then robs a white man, who is carrying a telegram with change of $100 in it. With the money, Sonny purchases the flowers and places them on Lil' Boy's casket. For his crime, Sonny is arrested and later brutalized by police during interrogation. He is sentenced to between one and three years in prison. While incarcerated, Sonny unexpectedly reunites with Willie, who teaches Sonny about the harsh realities of prison life. Sonny's father visits him in prison, letting Sonny know that he is still being supported by his family.

Actors

Don Gordon

(Pigliani)
Paul Benjamin

(Pops)
Mary Alice

(Moms)
Linda Hopkins

(Lil Boy's Mother)
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