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Studs Lonigan

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An Irish Roman Catholic youth (Christopher Knight) grows up poor and tough in 1920s Chicago.

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Pauline Kael The New Yorker 05/11/2015
Clearly, Lerner didn't have the resources to do Farrell's characters and milieu justice, but it's an honorable low-budget effort ... and there are a few passages of daring editing that indicate what the film was aiming for. Go to Full Review Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine 10/29/2019
The picture is arty, fumbling and disconnected, with an embarrassingly amateurish performance by newcomer Christopher Knight in the title role. Go to Full Review Sergio Benítez Espinof 09/11/2019
'Studs Lonigan' is an amazing testimony of the maturity that Jerry Goldsmith had already reached in just thirty years. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Dwight MacDonald Esquire Magazine 07/12/2019
James T. Farrell has denounced the film as a travesty of his novel and I agree with him. The sordidness and brutality have been left in, but the social context that gave them meaning has been excised. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 04/27/2016
B-
To cheer things up, a contrived happy ending is attached. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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07/26/2022 Very interesting and underrated film. See more 05/25/2010 This movie has a straight forward story but overall I found it interesting. There is nothing in particular ground breaking about this film, it is just a good drama. Watch out for Jack Nicholson in a small supporting role. See more Read all reviews
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Irving Lerner

Director

Christopher Knight

Studs Lonigan

Jack Nicholson

Weary Reilly

Jay C. Flippen

Father Gilhooey

Frank Gorshin

Kenny Killarney

Venetia Stevenson

Lucy Scanlon
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Movie Info

Synopsis An Irish Roman Catholic youth (Christopher Knight) grows up poor and tough in 1920s Chicago.
Director
Irving Lerner
Producer
Philip Yordan
Screenwriter
Philip Yordan
Production Co
Longridge Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 10, 2019
Runtime
1h 35m