

Heroin King of Baltimore: The Rise and Fall of Melvin Williams
“Money… injustice… redemption”
Overview
Baltimore City officials asked drug kingpin Melvin Williams to stop the riots happened following Martin Luther King's assassination. After helping the authorities out, Williams was then labeled a threat, framed and incarcerated by a hypocritical society.
Top Cast
DJ Fontane
Melvin Williams
DeAndre Wilton
Young Melvin
Jacqueline Sanders
Melvin's Mother
David Cooperman
District Attorney

Derick Thomas
Attorney

David Simon
Himself
Melvin Williams
Himself

Derick Thomas
Narrator (voice)
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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