The Cross and the Switchblade
A film adaptation of a book written in 1963. It tells the true story of Wilkerson’s first five years in New York City, where he ministered to disillusioned youth, encouraging them to turn away from the drugs and gang violence they were involved with.
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Director: Don Murray
Actors: Alex Colon, Don Blakely, Don Lamond, Erik Estrada, Hechter Ubarry, Jacqueline Giroux, Pat Boone, Sam Capuano