The Education of Sonny Carson You learn a lot in the streets. Release date: 1974-07-17 Genres: Drama Actors: Paul Benjamin, Mary Alice, Ellerine Harding, Rony Clanton, Ram John Holder, Don Gordon, Linda Hopkins, David Kernan, Roger Hill, Joyce Walker, Mervyn Nelson, Thomas Hicks, Jerry Bell, B.T. Taylor, George Miles, Roger D.A. Davis, Eleanora Douglas, Ray Rainbow Johnson, Derrick Champ Ford, Ronnie Cole, Chris Forster, Dennis Kear, Prince Olafami, Steve Sellers Production: Clifton Steere Runtime: 1 h. 44 min. Score: 4.9/10 Votes: 6 Countries: United States of America Companies: Paramount Pictures, The Irwin Yablans Company Overview: A 1974 film based on the best-selling autobiography of Sonny Carson who joined a gang and committed petty crime before being sent to prison. After his release from prison he changes his life.