The Wanderers (1979)

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It was The Wanderers against the world ... and the world never had a chance!

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.’

• Released: 1979-07-13
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 57m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 236 votes

Directed by Philip Kaufman.

Top cast

• Ken Wahl as Richie
• John Friedrich as Joey
• Karen Allen as Nina
• Toni Kalem as Despie Galasso
• Alan Rosenberg as Turkey
• Jim Youngs as Buddy
• Tony Ganios as Perry
• Linda Manz as Peewee
• William Andrews as Emilio
• Erland van Lidth as Terror

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Wanderers

• United States: stream on Kino Film Collection; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• Canada: stream on Kino Film Collection; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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