Cocaine Cowboys
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Cocaine Cowboys - The Real Story Behind Scarface and Miami Vice |
| Original title | Cocaine Cowboys |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2006 |
| length | 118 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Billy Corben |
| production |
Alfred Spellman Billy Corben David Cypkin |
| music | Jan Hammer |
| camera | Armando Salas |
| cut | Billy Corben David Cypkin |
The real story behind Scarface and Miami Vice - Cocaine Cowboys is an American documentary about the drug import and the-bringing with it conflicts within the drug scene in Miami ( Florida ) during the 1970s and 1980s.
On July 29, 2008, the sequel Cocaine Cowboys 2 , also known as Cocaine Cowboys II: Hustlin 'With the Godmother, was released .
action
The film documents cocaine production in Colombia , drug imports into the USA , sales by the Cubans and the conflicts that resulted within the drug community in Miami (Florida) during the 1970s and 1980s, with high-quality archive images and interviews with lawyers, journalists, former drug smugglers and gang members to provide a "first hand perspective" of the Miami drug scene. The former hit man Jorge "Rivi" Ayala talks about his work for Griselda Blanco . Former drug trafficker Jon Roberts talks about working with Rafael Caro Quintero and Max Mermelstein , drug baron Jorge Luis Ochoa , Pablo Escobar and her relationship with Manuel Noriega in Panama to keep their funds safe. There is also talk of the national recession caused by drug money in the late 1970s.
background
On July 8, 2008, the DVD release was released in Germany under the title Cocaine Cowboys - The true story behind Scarface and Miami Vice .
Interviews
The documentary is commented on by:
- Jon Roberts - former drug dealer for the Medellín Cartel
- Al Sunshine - South Florida reporter
- Samuel I. Burstyn - Miami attorney
- Mickey Munday - former drug dealer for the Medellín cartel
- Bob Palumbo - DEA Special Agent
- Toni Mooney - actress / ex-girlfriend of Jon Roberts
- Edna Buchanan - writer and journalist for The Miami Herald
- Dr. Joseph Davis - Miami coroner
- Sgt. Al Singleton - Homicide Detectives for the Miami Dade Police Dept.
- Louis Caruso - Jorge "Rivi" Ayala's defense attorney
- Lt. Raul Diaz - Former Miami Dade Police Dept.'s Narcotics Investigator
- Jorge "Rivi" Ayala - former hit man for the Medellín cartel
- Nelson Andreu - Former Police Chief, West Miami Police Department
Web links
- Cocaine Cowboys in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Cocaine Cowboys at rotten tomatoes (English)
- Official site at Rakontur.com
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Top Documentary Films - Cocaine Cowboys 2: Hustlin 'with the Godmother
- ↑ Moviepilot - Cocaine Cowboys
- ^ Top Documentary Films - Cocaine Cowboys
- ↑ SBS - Cocaine Cowboys
- ↑ Mag Pictures - Cocaine Cowboys ( Memento of the original from May 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
