The cross and the switchblade [videorecording] / Gateway Films ; produced by Dick Ross ; screenplay by Don Murray and James Bonnet ; directed by Don Murray.
Based on the true story by David Wilkerson. Videodisc release of the 1972 motion picture. Pat Boone, Eric Estrada, Jackie Giroux. Special features: Biographical information on actors, director's commentary, testimony by Nicky Cruz, and a look back on the making of the film and its impact; chapter titles provided.
Summary:
The legendary story of David Wilkerson's mission from the countryside of rural Pennsylvania into the middle of the violence of gang warfare in New York's urban ghettos. Wilkerson sought to lead the embittered youth away from a life of drugs and violence. He was met with opposition, suspicion and hostility. He risked his life, persevered and won.
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