Credits

DIRECTED BY: Marc Levin

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Todd Wagner

PRODUCED BY: Alex Gibney, Jason Kliot & Joana Vicente

SUPERVISING PRODUCER: Daphne Pinkerson

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Will Albright

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Henry Adebonojo

EDITING BY: Bob Eisenhardt, Emir Lewis, Daniel Praid

 

mr. untouchable (2007)

Available on Vudu, Tubi, Amazon Prime, YouTube, Apple TV, and Google Play

Synopsis

The true-life story of a Harlem's notorious Nicky Barnes, a junkie turned multimillionaire drug-lord, MR. UNTOUCHABLE takes its audience deep inside the heroin industry of the 1970s. The most powerful black drug kingpin in New York City history, Barnes came from humble beginnings to make himself and his comrades rich beyond their wildest dreams, ultimately reaching national infamy in 1977 when the New York Times put him on the front cover of their magazine with the headline "Mr. Untouchable". Soon after, it all came crumbling down and facing a life sentence without parole, Barnes started naming names. With the first-hand testimony from "the black Godfather" himself, this documentary tells an epic story of business, excess, greed and revenge.