CinemaOSMovie · 2013 · 0h 58m

Heroin King of Baltimore: The Rise and Fall of Melvin Williams

Money… injustice… redemption

DocumentaryHistory

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.

Directed byDerick Thomas

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 58m
Language
EN
Released
January 1, 2013
Studios
Da Vision Pictures

Featuring

Cast & crew

7 credited
Starring

DJ Fontane

Melvin Williams

DeAndre Wilton

Young Melvin

Jacqueline Sanders

Melvin's Mother

David Cooperman

District Attorney

Derick Thomas

Derick Thomas

Attorney

David Simon

David Simon

Himself

Melvin Williams

Himself

Creative team
Directed by
Derick Thomas
Derick Thomas
Written by
Derick Thomas
Derick Thomas
Produced by
Marjorie Morgan
Derick Thomas
Derick Thomas

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