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The Education of Sonny Carson

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A 1974 film based on the best-selling autobiography of Sonny Carson who joined a gang and committed petty crime before being sent to prison. After his release from prison he changes his life.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 1974-07-17

Runtime: 104 mins

Director: Michael Campus

Writer: Fred Hudson

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama

Original title: The Education of Sonny Carson

Production Companies: Paramount Pictures, The Irwin Yablans Company

Production Countries: United States of America

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