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Cocaine Cowboys

  • 2006
  • R
  • 1h 58m
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Cocaine Cowboys (2006)
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The story of how Miami became the cocaine capital of the United States in the early 1980's and the police officers who turned the tide on crime.The story of how Miami became the cocaine capital of the United States in the early 1980's and the police officers who turned the tide on crime.The story of how Miami became the cocaine capital of the United States in the early 1980's and the police officers who turned the tide on crime.

  • Director
    • Billy Corben
  • Stars
    • Jon Roberts
    • Al Sunshine
    • Sam Burstyn
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  • IMDb RATING
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    14K
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    • Director
      • Billy Corben
    • Stars
      • Jon Roberts
      • Al Sunshine
      • Sam Burstyn
    • 35User reviews
    • 41Critic reviews
    • 59Metascore
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    Jon Roberts
    • Self
    Al Sunshine
    • Self
    Sam Burstyn
    • Self - Criminal Defense Attorney
    Mickey Munday
    • Self…
    Bob Palumbo
    • Self - Special Agent, Drug Enforcement Administration
    • (as Bob Palombo)
    Toni Mooney
    • Self - Jon Robert's Ex-Girlfriend
    Edna Buchanan
    • Self - Former Crime Reporter, Miami Herald
    Joseph Davis
    • Self - Former Chief Medical Examiner, Miami-Dade County
    • (as Dr. Joseph Davis)
    Al Singleton
    • Self - Homicide Detective, Miami-Dade Police Department
    Louis Caruso
    • Self - Criminal Defense Attorney
    • (as Louis Casuso)
    Raul Diaz
    • Self - Former Narcotics Detective, Miami-Dade Police Department
    Jorge Ayala
    • Self - Enforcer
    • (as Jorge 'Rivi' Ayala)
    Nelson Andreu
    • Self - Retired Homicide Detective, Miami Police Department
    Conrad Gomez
    • Assassin
    Kelly Hughes
    • Radio Room Girl
    Alfred Spellman
    Alfred Spellman
    • Chucho Castro
    Monica Rooker
    • Grizel Lorenzo
    Jenna Reeves
    • Girl in Ocean
    • Director
      • Billy Corben
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    6IRateFilms

    The real Miami Vice, or so they Claim.

    8lastliberal

    Miami's real vice

    10tommyk-9

    A Must See. Put it next to Scarface. Actually, put it in front of Scarface

    9rlindsey-16169

    I not only saw this documentary, I lived it.

    8tomgillespie2002

    Fast-paced and entertaining retelling of Miami's 'Cocaine Wars'

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    History

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    • Trivia
      Blanco was killed by two gunmen on a motorcycle as she walked out of a butcher shop in her hometown, Medellín, on September 3, 2012. The Miami Herald cites El Colombiano newspaper reports that one man fired two bullets into her head, executing her in the type of "motorcycle assassination" she has been credited with inventing.
    • Quotes

      Griselda Blanco: [Last Title card] Griselda Blanco was released from prison on June 6, 2004.

    • Connections
      Features Scarface (1983)

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    • Release date
      • November 23, 2007 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Кокаиновые ковбои
    • Filming locations
      • Miami, Florida, USA
    • Production company
      • Rakontur
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $150,056
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $36,295
      • Oct 29, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $167,078
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 58m(118 min)
    • Color
      • Color

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