Director Marc Rocco (1962)

Murder in the First (1995) is an American legal drama film directed by Marc Rocco and written by Dan Gordon. As a 17-year-old orphan, Henri Young is turned down for a job at a grocery store and resorts to stealing $5.00 to feed himself and his sister Rosetta. Despite their desperate circumstances, he is caught and arrested while Rosetta is sent to an orphanage. Since the store also housed a U.S. Post Office, his crime becomes a federal offense. Henri never reunites with Rosetta and receives a sentence at Leavenworth Penitentiary in Kansas. Years later, he is transferred ...

Where the Day Takes You (1992), an American drama film directed by Marc Rocco, follows a group of young people who create their own supportive family on the streets of Los Angeles. King, their leader, has been living on the streets for many years and recently returned from serving a two-month prison sentence for assault. Upon his release, he notices that the group (including himself, Greg, Little J, Crasher, and Brenda) has fallen apart. King seeks revenge on Tommy Ray for killing his girlfriend and enlists the help of Heather, a 17-year-old from Chicago. One night while stealing car stereos, Greg and Little J get into ...