Murder City: Detroit - 100 Years of Crime and Violence is a 2008 film which chronicles the story of gang violence in Detroit over the past 100 years and how it has affected the fabric of one of the oldest cities in the midwest.[1] Murder City is filmed documentary style and chronicles the cities notorious criminal past.[2]
| Murder City: Detroit - 100 Years of Crime and Violence | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alan Bradley |
| Produced by | Ben Scott P. Red Al Profit |
| Starring | Seven the General Ziploc Moe Motsi Ski Roy Houston |
| Cinematography | Alan Bradley |
| Edited by | B.Marable |
| Music by | Seven the General, Motsi Ski |
| Distributed by | Long Range Distribution |
Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The stories of Detroit's notorious criminals are interspersed with real life drug stories in the film. Detroit legendary music artist Seven the General stars in the film and sheds light his history and ties with Young Boys Inc.[3] Along with retired police officers, and "others tell their crime stories on film. They chronicle losing loved ones to violence, as well as their own experiences. The real life stories add a humanizing element."[4]
Released nationally and directed by Alan "Al Profit" Bradley the film is stored in collegiate libraries and used by professors at the University of Michigan and Michigan State University as a reference tool for class course work.[5][6][7]
Cast
edit- "Seven the General"
- "Ziploc Moe
- "Motsi Ski
- "Alex Thomas"
- "Roy Houston"
- "Manno"
- "Everett Taylor"
- "Ice"
- "Fred Rocquemore"
- "Paul Howard"
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Made in Michigan". Detroit Metro Times. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ "Murder City: Detroit - 100 Years of Crime and Violence". MTV. Archived from the original on October 7, 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ "Filmmaker makes a statement about crime in Detroit". Detroit Free Press. 15 May 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ "DVD REVIEW: Murder City (Detroit: 100 Years Of Crime & Violence)". AllHipHop. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ "'Rollin' Director Shines Light On Detroit's Drug Economy". myfoxdetroit.com. 14 April 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ Films about Detroit from library Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Film Clips from Google, YouTube, Etc. - Criminal Justice Resources - LibGuides at Michigan State University Libraries". Retrieved 30 September 2014.
External links
edit- Murder City: Detroit - 100 Years of Crime and Violence at IMDb
- Warren, Tamara. "Moviemaker makes a statement about crime in Detroit." Detroit Free Press. May 11, 2008.
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