Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

2021•1h 29m•6.8/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.8/10(87)

A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore the complex history of crack in the 1980s.

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Production

Firelight Films

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Carl Hart

Self – Neuroscientist

Koe Rodriguez

Self

Nelson George

Nelson George

Self

Corey Pegues

Self

Samson Styles

Self

Felipe Luciano

Felipe Luciano

Self

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Nancy Reagan

Nancy Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton

Self (archive footage)

James Traficant

Self (archive footage)

Walter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite

Self (archive footage)

John Kerry

John Kerry

Self (archive footage)

Dan Rather

Dan Rather

Self (archive footage)

Geraldo Rivera

Geraldo Rivera

Self (archive footage)

Chuck Schumer

Chuck Schumer

Self (archive footage)

Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson

Self (archive footage)

Maxine Waters

Maxine Waters

Self (archive footage)

Jesse Jackson

Jesse Jackson

Self (archive footage)

David Stern

Self (archive footage)

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