Crack USA: County Under Siege | |
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Directed by |
Vince DiPersio Bill Guttentag |
Written by | Vince DiPersio Bill Guttentag |
Produced by | Vince DiPersio Bill Guttentag [1] |
Narrated by | Joe Mantegna |
Music by | Tangerine Dream |
Distributed by | HBO |
Release date |
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Running time | 42 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Crack USA: County Under Siege is a 1989 American documentary film directed by Vince DiPersio and Bill Guttentag.
An examination of the crack epidemic alongside difficulties faced by the community and law enforcement agencies combating it. [2]
Filmed in West Palm Beach, Florida in eight weeks with a cinema verite approach, [3] [4] it was eventually broadcast on HBO [5] as part of America Undercover.
It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. [6] [7]
Crack USA: County Under Siege | |
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Directed by |
Vince DiPersio Bill Guttentag |
Written by | Vince DiPersio Bill Guttentag |
Produced by | Vince DiPersio Bill Guttentag [1] |
Narrated by | Joe Mantegna |
Music by | Tangerine Dream |
Distributed by | HBO |
Release date |
|
Running time | 42 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Crack USA: County Under Siege is a 1989 American documentary film directed by Vince DiPersio and Bill Guttentag.
An examination of the crack epidemic alongside difficulties faced by the community and law enforcement agencies combating it. [2]
Filmed in West Palm Beach, Florida in eight weeks with a cinema verite approach, [3] [4] it was eventually broadcast on HBO [5] as part of America Undercover.
It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. [6] [7]