

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
2021-01-11 · 89 min · ★ 6.8
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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- Directors
- Stanley Nelson
- Production companies
- Firelight Films
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Nelson GeorgeSelf
Felipe LucianoSelf
Ronald ReaganSelf (archive footage)
Nancy ReaganSelf (archive footage)
Bill ClintonSelf (archive footage)
Hillary ClintonSelf (archive footage)
Walter CronkiteSelf (archive footage)
John KerrySelf (archive footage)
Dan RatherSelf (archive footage)
Geraldo RiveraSelf (archive footage)
Chuck SchumerSelf (archive footage)
Mike TysonSelf (archive footage)
Maxine WatersSelf (archive footage)
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