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The Wanderers (Original title)
Date: 1979 (Release)

Countries: USA, Netherlands

Director: Philip Kaufman

Synopsis: The problems of growing up in the Bronx. The Wanderers are a non-violent gang about to graduate from high-school, but racial tension at school leads to their participation in violent encounters.

Genre:
Drama

Subjects:
Racism, Gangs, Bronx, Teenagers
Releases
Date: 04 July 1979Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 117 mins Dialogue (original): English
Date: February 1980Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - SoundRuntime: 112 mins Length: 10080 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: GTO Films

Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (13)
In: Film Ireland n103 Mar/Apr 2005  Pages: 32-34
Title: Son of A-Z of Cult CinemaAuthor: VENNER, Mark Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Second part of an overview of cult films.

In: Film Score Monthly v4 n1 January 1999  Page: 17,47
Title: Sleeper,s forgotten gems & genuine classicsAuthor: DURSIN, Andy Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A review of the new release on laserdisc of the soundtrack to The WANDERERS, directed by Philip Kaufman.

In: CineAction! n13/14 Summer 1988  Pages: 101-103
Title: [CineAction! - n13/14 Summer 1988: no known title]Author: RICKMAN, Gregg Article type: LetterLanguage: English
Description: Letter responding to the article "Getting a Fix on the 60s: Philip Kaufman's The Wanderers Revisited" from the Spring 1988 issue

In: CineAction! n12 April 1988  Pages: 27-31
Title: Getting a Fix on the '60s: Philip Kaufman's The Wanderers...Author: MORRISON, Susan Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Analysis of THE WANDERERS. Part of a special feature on Teen Movies.

In: CineAction! n15 Winter 1988/89  Pages: 26-28
Title: "Just what the hell is Rickman trying to say?"Author: MORRISON, Susan Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A response to a letter by Gregg Rickman concerning Susan Morrison's article on The WANDERERS (in CineAction! No.12)

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v47 n553 February 1980  Page: 31
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v47 n553 February 1980: no known title]Language: English

In: Screen International n241 17 May 1980  Page: 12
Title: [Screen International - n241 17 May 1980: no known title]Language: English

In: Films and Filming v26 n5 February 1980  Pages: 35-38
Title: [Films and Filming - v26 n5 February 1980: no known title]Language: English

In: Films and Filming v25 n8 May 1979  Pages: 39-41
Title: [Films and Filming - v25 n8 May 1979: no known title]Language: English
Description: Stills.

In: Variety 11 Jul 1979  Page: 19
Title: [Variety - 11 Jul 1979: no known title]Language: English

In: Film Bulletin v47 n3 March 1978  Page: 22
Title: [Film Bulletin - v47 n3 March 1978: no known title]Language: English
Description: Prod.

In: The Hollywood Reporter v253 n21 22 Sep 1978  Page: 16
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v253 n21 22 Sep 1978: no known title]Language: English

In: Variety 20 Sep 1978
Title: [Variety - 20 Sep 1978: no known title]Language: English