The Hoodlum Priest
The most fantastic story the screen has ever told AND IT'S TRUE right down to its last jolt!
5.9
8 votes
1961
1h 41m
Drama
Overview
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.
Directed by Irvin Kershner
Top cast
Don Murray
Father Charles Dismas Clark
Larry Gates
Louis Rosen
Cindi Wood
George Hale
Keir Dullea
Billy Lee Jackson
Logan Ramsey
George HaleD
Don Joslyn
Pio GentileS
Sam Capuano
Mario MazziottiV
Vince O'Brien
Assistant District Attorney
Warren Parker
WardenS
Sam Harris
Witness at Execution (uncredited)R
Roger Ray
Detective ShattuckDetails
Status
Released
Release date
March 26, 1961
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
English
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