Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueLong before faith-based films became a regular feature of mainstream movie theaters, there was "The Cross and The Switchblade," the story of Pastor David Wilkerson and gang member Nicky Cruz... Tout lireLong before faith-based films became a regular feature of mainstream movie theaters, there was "The Cross and The Switchblade," the story of Pastor David Wilkerson and gang member Nicky Cruz.Long before faith-based films became a regular feature of mainstream movie theaters, there was "The Cross and The Switchblade," the story of Pastor David Wilkerson and gang member Nicky Cruz.
- Rosa
- (as Jackie Giroux)
- Moonlight
- (as Hector Mercado)
- Bottlecap
- (as Darryl Speer)
Avis en vedette
1. Cops should never try to stop gang fights. They just become new props for the taking.
2. Nice girls like to get high too...
3. To get info from a street kid in the South Bronx.. All you need are a pair of patent leathers.
4. If your name is Israel.. The Bible talks a lot about you..
5. Never expect someone to be happy to see you at 2am.
6. Never use the toilets at a drug dealer's home. You may poop on his stash.
7. Gangs always set the ground rules when they rumble. "No zips.. I had a hell of a time removing that bullet last week."
8. If you want to get a gang bangers attention during a revival meeting. Always have some hot chick sing "Bringing in the Sheaves"
9. It's nice to see that Pat Boone can do something else besides singing Tiny Bubbles.
********** Personal Commentary ***************
This film was great when I was a kid. It made me want to get right with God. As I got older. I realized how funny this film could be.. Eric Estrada as Nicky Cruz was entertaining. He is so cheesy an actor and combines him with Pat Boone.. Oh man.. But I have to say.. seriously.. The story is good & needs to be told..
In closing.. All I can say is... "Where's Jon, Ponch!" I give this film..... 6 moooos....
That's my story & I'm sticking to it...
Mooby "For GODs sake, let the Moobster dance!" quote: N. Fisher
Romans:3:23-24 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
Romans:4:25 He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.
Also, another IMDb user wrote in their comment that David refuses to take a severely stabbed Nicky to hospital unless he accept Christ. Maybe this person hasn't seen the film, or their hate of Christianity was deluding them, but this does not happen in the film.
This film's a picture of what a messed up life on drugs is truly like, and the solution is Christ. Take it or leave it, but bagging a film just because it's Christian is just immature.
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesAccording to "Run Baby Run", the autobiography of Nicky Cruz, the Mau Mau gang actually wore black leather jackets with crimson double M's on the back instead of red jackets with white double M's, as depicted in the film.
- GaffesThe story takes place in the early 1950s, but in one scene Big Cat references Medicaid, which wasn't established until 1965.
The original story took place in the 1950s, but the movie took place in its "present day", circa 1970.
- Citations
Nicky Cruz: You come near me and I'll kill you!
David Wilkerson: Yeah, you could do that. You could cut me up into a thousand pieces and lay them in the street, and every piece will still love you.
- ConnexionsReferenced in Clay Pigeon (1971)
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Détails
- Date de sortie
- Pays d’origine
- Langues
- Aussi connu sous le nom de
- La cruz y el puñal
- Lieux de tournage
- sociétés de production
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Box-office
- Brut – États-Unis et Canada
- 414 754 $ US
- Durée1 heure 46 minutes
- Mixage
- Rapport de forme
- 16:9 widescreen