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(More customer reviews)I've heard about this show before, and just watched it, and plan on watching it again before the night is out!
This movie is great. I expected to be let down, but it moved me like few other films have. It tells the story of God's love through a Christian witness like no other modern film that I've seen. Based on a real life story, it stars Pat Boone and Eric Estrada (who also starred in the television show Chips). This is a classic.
Don't be fooled by the above review. This has nothing to do with the world's morality, and everything to do about the love that God shows to save men.
This film was made in 1969, and may seem a bit dated in how it presents gang violence, but it presents it like the other, secular, films of that era, and quite frankly is like a long overdue breath of fresh air after watching the nth gang and detective shows of the 60s and 70s. Finally, something REAL.
It is also not surprising that the networks will not air this film, and therefore you will need to buy it. While the networks continue to promote witchcraft, a sequel to this movie was made. Nicky Cruz, the gang member who was saved in this movie tells his own story in "Run, Baby, Run" -- his family was involved in the occult and witchcraft. Another movie and another needed breath of fresh air.
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Although the original events depicted in this classic from thedrug infested, gang dominated streetshappened over thirty years ago, thelife-changing solution that David Wilkerson brought to desperate lives wasjust beginning.The beat goes on.The change in the life of notoriousgang leader Nicky Cruz, as shown in the film, proved to be wonderfullylasting and real.Nicky continues today to reach young people around theworld with the same life-changing message of the gospel of Jesus Christthat delivered him from violence and despair.And what about the skinnypreacher, David Wilkerson, who braved the meanest streets of New York totell desperate and drug crazed youth that there was a better way?Now,three decades later, he is still at it with a ministry based in TimesSquare that is still changing lives and offering genuine hope to countlesssouls who had given up on life. Now in over 25 languages, The Cross and the Switchblade, starringPat Boone and Eric Estrada, is one of those rare films that has shown itsunique power to connect with the deepest hopes and fears of youth aroundthe world.It remains today one of the most compelling stories of love,grace and the truth that no one is ever so far gone that they cannot findthe way out. DVD Features: Languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, German and Polishlanguage tracks with or without EnglishSubtitles: English Viewing Format: Widescreen Digitally remastered from the original 35mm negative. Bonus Material: - Director's Commentary - Producer's Commentary - Biographical information on actors, director's commentary, testimony byNicky Cruz, and a look back on the making of the film and its impact - Chapter titles for easy scene access
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