Crack USA: County Under Siege

01/01/1989

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0hr 42min

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Documentary

STORY

Documentary which aired in 1989 as part of the HBO documentary series "American Undercover". It was filmed in West Palm Beach, Florida over the course of eight weeks and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The documentary shows a cross section of abusers who have fallen under the deadly spell of the most addictive and affordable drug in America. Interviews with addicts and their families reveal that crack knows no socio-economic boundaries. Teenagers discuss the desperate measures they have taken to obtain the drug. The producers acknowledged the following for their assistance in making this film: Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office; West Palm Beach Police Department; Data House of the Drug Abuse Treatment Association © Half-Court Productions Ltd. 1989

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Joe Mantegna

    Directors

  • Bill Guttentag
  • Vince DiPersio

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English