| Crack USA: County Under Siege | |
|---|---|
| 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.
Summary[edit]
An examination of the crack epidemic alongside difficulties faced by the community and law enforcement agencies combating it.[2]
Production[edit]
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[edit]
It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[6][7]
References[edit]
- ^ Documentary Winners: 1990 Oscars
- ^ FilmAffinity
- ^ GuideDoc
- ^ Television History, the Peabody Archive, and Cultural Memory - Google Books
- ^ Before the opioid crisis: When crack cocaine ravaged Palm Beach County - Palm Beach Post
- ^ "The 62nd Academy Awards (1990) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- ^ "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.
