How long is King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones (2024)?

King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones (2024) is 1 hr 38 min long.

King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones (2024)

Name: King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones (2024)
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2024-09-20
Duration: 98

NR 1 hr 38 min

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Gangster for some, hero for others, who was really Edward Jones? In the '30s and '40s, this descendant of slaves becomes one of the richest men in the US thanks to the Policy business, an illegal numbers game that ultimately became the modern State Lottery. But in these times of segregation, his success and unfailing support to the African American community are a problem. In conflict with both the mob and the Feds, he is forced into a life on the run. Exploring the rise and fall of the most famous Policy King of all times, the filmmaker, Edward Jones' granddaughter, uncovers an unparalleled story, while showing the lasting repercussions of his untold story, both within her family, and for Chicago's South Side where he once embodied the American dream. Love, success, violence, revenge, mafia, murder, betrayal, prison, kidnapping... Edward Jones' story holds all the best ingredients of gangster movies. Add segregation and you have a very explosive cocktail!

GENRE: Documentary
RELEASE DATE: Friday, Sep 20, 2024

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How long is King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones (2024)?: King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones (2024) is 1 hr 38 min long.

Who directed King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones (2024)?: Harriet Marin Jones

What is King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones (2024) about?: Gangster for some, hero for others, who was really Edward Jones? In the '30s and '40s, this descendant of slaves becomes one of the richest men in the US thanks to the Policy business, an illegal numbers game that ultimately became the modern State Lottery. But in these times of segregation, his success and unfailing support to the African American community are a problem. In conflict with both the mob and the Feds, he is forced into a life on the run. Exploring the rise and fall of the most famous Policy King of all times, the filmmaker, Edward Jones' granddaughter, uncovers an unparalleled story, while showing the lasting repercussions of his untold story, both within her family, and for Chicago's South Side where he once embodied the American dream. Love, success, violence, revenge, mafia, murder, betrayal, prison, kidnapping... Edward Jones' story holds all the best ingredients of gangster movies. Add segregation and you have a very explosive cocktail!