Crack USA: County Under Siege
Directed byVince DiPersio
Bill Guttentag
Written byVince DiPersio
Bill Guttentag
Produced byVince DiPersio
Bill Guttentag[1]
Narrated byJoe Mantegna
Music byTangerine Dream
Distributed byHBO
Release date
  • 1989 (1989)
Running time
42 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Crack USA: County Under Siege is a 1989 American documentary film directed by Vince DiPersio and Bill Guttentag.

Summary

An examination of the crack epidemic alongside difficulties faced by the community and law enforcement agencies combating it.[2]

Production

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.

Accolades

It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ Documentary Winners: 1990 Oscars
  2. ^ FilmAffinity
  3. ^ GuideDoc
  4. ^ Television History, the Peabody Archive, and Cultural Memory - Google Books
  5. ^ Before the opioid crisis: When crack cocaine ravaged Palm Beach County - Palm Beach Post
  6. ^ "The 62nd Academy Awards (1990) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  7. ^ "NY Times: Crack USA: County Under Siege". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on June 25, 2011. Retrieved November 18, 2008.

External links

Films directed by Bill Guttentag
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