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Heroin King of Baltimore: The Rise and Fall of Melvin Williams
“Money… injustice… redemption”
0.0 / 10• 2013• 58m•NR• English
DocumentaryHistory
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
DF
DJ Fontane
Melvin Williams
LeadDW
DeAndre Wilton
Young Melvin
JS
Jacqueline Sanders
Melvin's Mother
DC
David Cooperman
District Attorney
Derick Thomas
Attorney
David Simon
Himself
MW
Melvin Williams
Himself
Derick Thomas
Narrator (voice)
What People Are Saying
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“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Derick Thomas's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Heroin King of Baltimore: The Rise and Fall of Melvin Williams is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
