Documentary ·History · United States of America · 2013 · 58m

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

Heroin King of Baltimore: The Rise and Fall of Melvin Williams poster
Director
Derick Thomas
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
Crew
Derick Thomas — Director of Photography Derick Thomas — Editor DJ Fontane — Original Music Composer Jeff Thompson — Original Music Composer Jeremiah Read — Original Music Composer Derick Thomas — Writer
Tagline

Money… injustice… redemption

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
baltimore, usastreet riotsmartin luther kingdocudramadrug lord
Key Collaborators
Derick Thomas Director Derick Thomas Director of Photography Derick Thomas Editor DJ Fontane Original Music Composer Jeff Thompson Original Music Composer Jeremiah Read Original Music Composer Derick Thomas Writer Derick Thomas Producer Marjorie Morgan Producer
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