---
title: 'The Wanderers (1979)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Philip Kaufman'
released: '1979-07-04'
runtime_minutes: 113
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-wanderers-1979'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080117/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Wanderers (1979)

1979 · R · 113 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Wanderers is a 1979 American coming-of-age drama film co-written and directed by Philip Kaufman and starring Ken Wahl, John Friedrich, Karen Allen, Toni Kalem, Tony Ganios and Jim Youngs. Set in the Bronx in 1963, the film follows a gang of Italian-American teenagers known as the Wanderers and their ongoing power struggles with rival gangs such as the Baldies and the Wongs.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Philip Kaufman](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-kaufman)
- **Screenplay:** [Philip Kaufman](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-kaufman), [Rose Kaufman](https://cinepixo.com/people/rose-kaufman)
- **Producer:** [Martin Ransohoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-ransohoff)
- **Editor:** [Stuart H. Pappé](https://cinepixo.com/people/stuart-h-pappe)

## Cast

- [Linda Manz](https://cinepixo.com/people/linda-manz)
- [Toni Kalem](https://cinepixo.com/people/toni-kalem)
- [Faith Minton](https://cinepixo.com/people/faith-minton)
- [Dolph Sweet](https://cinepixo.com/people/dolph-sweet)
- [Olympia Dukakis](https://cinepixo.com/people/olympia-dukakis)
- [Ken Foree](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-foree)
- [Tony Ganios](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-ganios)
- [Ken Wahl](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-wahl)
- [Erland van Lidth](https://cinepixo.com/people/erland-van-lidth)
- [John Friedrich](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-friedrich)
- [Alan Rosenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-rosenberg)
- [Michael Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-wright)
- [Karen Allen](https://cinepixo.com/people/karen-allen)
- [Val Avery](https://cinepixo.com/people/val-avery)
- [Samm-Art Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/samm-art-williams)

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