The Education of Sonny Carson

The Education of Sonny Carson

104 mins | Drama | July 17, 1974

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.

The Education of Sonny Carson

104 mins | Drama | July 17, 1974

The Education of Sonny Carson
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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Paramount, The Irwin Yablans Company
Original title The Education of Sonny Carson
Directors Michael Campus
Writers Fred Hudson, Sonny Carson

Cast

Rony Clanton

as Sonny Carson

Don Gordon

as Pigliani

Joyce Walker

as Virginia

Paul Benjamin

as Pops

Thomas Hicks

as Young Sonny

Mary Alice

as Moms

Ram John Holder

as Preacher

Jerry Bell

as Lil Boy

Roger Hill

as Lil John

Chris Forster

as Donovan

George Miles

as Uncle Cal

B.T. Taylor

as Crazy

Roger D.A. Davis

as Willie

Eleanora Douglas

as Sally Jean

Clifton Steere

as Psychiatrist

Dennis Kear

as Western Union Messenger

Linda Hopkins

as Lil Boy's Mother

Mervyn Nelson

as Parole Board Chairman

Prince Olafami

as Supermarket Kid

Ronnie Cole

as Supermarket Kid

Steve Sellers

as Supermarket Kid

David Kernan

as Judge

Ellerine Harding

as Funeral Singer