The Cross and the Switchblade (film)

The Cross and the Switchblade
The Cross and the Switchblade
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Don Murray
Screenplay by	Don Murray; James Bonnet;
Based on	The Cross and the Switchblade by David Wilkerson with John and Elizabeth Sherrill
Produced by	Ken Curtis; Tom Harris; Dick Ross;
Starring	Pat Boone; Erik Estrada; Jacqueline Giroux; Jo-Ann Robinson; Dino de Filippi;
Cinematography	Julian C. Townsend
Edited by	Angelo Ross
Music by	Ralph Carmichael
Production; companies	QED Productions; Dick Ross and Associates;
Distributed by	Gateway Films (U.S.); 20th Century Fox (UK)
Release date	June 17, 1970 (U.S.);
Running time	106 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Cross and the Switchblade is a 1970 American crime film directed by Don Murray. It stars Pat Boone as David Wilkerson, a Christian evangelist, and Erik Estrada as Nicky Cruz, a teen gang member whose life was transformed by Wilkerson's ministry. The film was based on a non-fiction book of the same name, The Cross and the Switchblade.^[1]

^ Cross and the Switchblade, The Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 39, Iss. 456, (Jan 1, 1972): 248.