Mr. Untouchable

Mr. Untouchable
Mr. Untouchable
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Marc Levin
Produced by	Mary-Jane Robinson; Alex Gibney; Jason Kliot; Joana Vincente
Starring	Nicky Barnes
Cinematography	Henry Adebonojo
Edited by	Emir Lewis; Daniel Praid
Music by	Hi-Tek
Distributed by	Magnolia Pictures
Release date	October 26, 2007;
Country	United States
Language	English

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),^[1] addresses the rise and fall of Nicky Barnes, a former drug kingpin in New York City.^[2] The film includes first-hand testimony from Barnes himself and was produced by New York-based Blowback Productions.

Cast[edit]

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"