Heroin King of Baltimore: The Rise and Fall of Melvin Williams
2013
58 min
English
Money… injustice… redemption
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Production
- Da Vision Pictures
Keywords
- baltimore, usa
- street riots
- martin luther king
- docudrama
- drug lord
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Top Cast
DJ Fontane as Melvin Williams
DeAndre Wilton as Young Melvin
Jacqueline Sanders as Melvin's Mother
David Cooperman as District Attorney
Derick Thomas as Attorney
David Simon as Himself
Melvin Williams as Himself
Derick Thomas as Narrator (voice)
Top Crew
Derick Thomas · Director, Writer
DJ Fontane · Composer
Jeff Thompson · Composer
Marjorie Morgan · Producer
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