Crack USA: County Under Siege

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	1989 (1989)
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

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

• Crack USA: County Under Siege at IMDb