Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

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2021
1h 29m
6.8(85 votes)
Documentary

Overview

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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Netflix

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Production Companies

Firelight Films

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1 video

Cast & Crew

27 members
Directing

Carl Hart

Self – Neuroscientist

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Acting

Koe Rodriguez

Self

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Production

Nelson George

Self

Nelson George
Acting

Corey Pegues

Self

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Acting

Samson Styles

Self

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Felipe Luciano

Self

Felipe Luciano
Acting

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan
Acting

Nancy Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Nancy Reagan
Acting

Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Bill Clinton
Acting

Hillary Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Hillary Clinton
Acting

James Traficant

Self (archive footage)

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Walter Cronkite

Self (archive footage)

Walter Cronkite
Acting

John Kerry

Self (archive footage)

John Kerry
Acting

Dan Rather

Self (archive footage)

Dan Rather
Acting

Geraldo Rivera

Self (archive footage)

Geraldo Rivera
Acting

Chuck Schumer

Self (archive footage)

Chuck Schumer
Acting

Mike Tyson

Self (archive footage)

Mike Tyson
Acting

Maxine Waters

Self (archive footage)

Maxine Waters
Acting

Jesse Jackson

Self (archive footage)

Jesse Jackson
Acting

David Stern

Self (archive footage)

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Paul Reubens

Self (archive footage)

Paul Reubens
Acting

Don Rogers

Self (archive footage)

No Image
Acting

Michael Jordan

Self (archive footage)

Michael Jordan
Acting

Michael Douglas

Gordon Gekko (archive footage)

Michael Douglas
Acting

John Deutch

Self – CIA Director (archive footage)

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Wendell Foster

Self – Reverend (archive footage)

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'Freeway' Ricky Ross

Self

'Freeway' Ricky Ross

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