The Warriors is a 1979 American cult action/thriller film directed by Walter Hill and based on Sol Yurick's 1965 novel of the same name. Like the novel, the film borrows elements from the Anabasis by Xenophon. Cyrus , leader of the Gramercy Riffs, the most powerful gang in New York City, calls a midnight summit of all New York area gangs, requesting them to send nine unarmed representatives to Van Cortlandt Park. The Warriors, from Coney Island, Brooklyn, are one such gang. Cyrus proposes the assembled crowd a permanent citywide truce that would allow the gangs to control the city. Most of... the gangs laud his idea, but Luther , leader of the Rogues, shoots Cyrus and frames the Warriors. In the ensuing panic, the Warriors escape but their "war lord" Cleon is beaten down by the Riffs with his fate unknown. Unbeknownst to the Warriors, however, the Riffs call a hit on them through a DJ , believing them responsible for Cyrus' death. Swan , the gang's "war chief", takes charge of the group and they head back to the subway. On the way, the Turnbull ACs attempt to apprehend the Warriors but they manage to escape.
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| Release date: | February 1, 1979 |
| Directed by: | Walter Hill |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 93 Minutes |
| Producer: | Lawrence Gordon, Laurent Bouzereau, Freeman A. Davies, Walter Hill |
| Editor: | Billy Weber, Susan E. Morse, David Holden, Freeman A. Davies |
| Music by: | Barry De Vorzon |
| Cinematography: | Andrew Laszlo |
| Screenplay by: | David Shaber, Walter Hill |
| Estimated budget: | $360,000 |
| Adapted from: | The Warriors |
| Genre: | Thriller, Action |