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The Lords of Flatbush (1974)
Director: Stephen F Verona, Martin Davidson
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
A small masterpiece that places the mood and general ethos of the '50s with absolute precision and total affection. The Lords are a teenage high school leather gang in Brooklyn - or as they winningly call themselves, 'a social and athletic club'. The film observes their relationships and muffed sexual encounters over some months in 1958, the year one of their number gets married. Verona and Davidson direct superbly - the film's silences are every bit as telling as the perfectly judged dialogue - and it is shot and edited with a welcome degree of wit. Above all, the characters are all real, rather than academic or sentimental recreations. (The title is rendered on screen as The Lord's of Flatbush.) VG.Author:
Cast & crew
Director: Stephen F Verona, Martin Davidson
Producer: Stephen F Verona
Cast: Perry King, Sylvester Stallone, Henry Winkler, Paul Mace, Susan Blakely, Maria Smith, Renée Paris, Paul Jabara, Ray Sharkey, Armand Assante full cast
Duration: 84 mins
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