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Mr. Untouchable
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Wikipedia article
'Mr. Untouchable' is an English-language documentary film for HDNet Films, directed by Marc Levin, and produced by Mary-Jane Robinson. The film, which opened in limited release on October 26, 2007, like the memoir, 'Mr. Untouchable: My Crimes and Punishments' (released in February 2007), addresses the rise and fall of Nicky Barnes, a former drug kingpin in New York City. The film includes first-hand testimony from Barnes himself and was produced by New York-based Blowback Productions.
Cast
*Nicky Barnes, The Godfather of Harlem
*Thelma Grant, the former Mrs. Nicky Barnes
*Frank James, an original member of the 'Council'
*Joseph 'Jazz' Hayden, an original member of the 'Council'
*Jackie Hayden, Jazz's wife
*Leon 'Scrap' Batts, a Lieutenant in Barnes organization
*Carol Hawkins, heroin street dealer for Barnes organization
*David Breitbart, Nicky's lawyer
*Don Ferrarone, DEA Agent in charge of Nicky Barnes case
*Louie Diaz, undercover DEA agent
*Bobby Nieves, a DEA agent
*Robert Geronimo, a DEA informant
*Robert Fiske, Jr., US Attorney for Southern District of NY who prosecuted Barnes
*Tom Sear, Ass. US Attorney
*Benito Romano, Assistant US Attorney who flipped Barnes
*Fred Ferretti, reporter who wrote 1977 NY Times article, "Mr. Untouchable"
References
*Roberts, Sam, [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/04/nyregion/04nicky.html?ex=1330664400&en=5ed2fbc1d17a6b21&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss "Crime's 'Mr. Untouchable' Emerges From Shadows"], 'The New York Times', March 4, 2007.
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