Movie·2013·0h 58m
Heroin King of Baltimore: The Rise and Fall of Melvin Williams
Money… injustice… redemption
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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// overview
The Story
Baltimore City officials asked drug kingpin Melvin Williams to stop the riots happened following Martin Luther King's assassination. After helping the authorities out, Williams was then labeled a threat, framed and incarcerated by a hypocritical society.
Producer
Derick Thomas, Marjorie Morgan
Cinematography
Derick Thomas
Music
DJ Fontane
Editor
Derick Thomas
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
DJ Fontane
Melvin Williams
DeAndre Wilton
Young Melvin
Jacqueline Sanders
Melvin's Mother
David Cooperman
District Attorney
Derick Thomas
Attorney
David Simon
Himself
Melvin Williams
Himself
Derick Thomas
Narrator (voice)
// crew
Crew
Derick Thomas
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography
Marjorie Morgan
Producer
DJ Fontane
Original Music Composer
Jeff Thompson
Original Music Composer
Jeremiah Read
Original Music Composer
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