
American Masters (TV Series)
W. Eugene Smith: Photography Made Difficult (1989)
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- TV-14
- 1h 27min
- Documentary, Biography
- 25 Sep 1989
- TV Episode
Photos and Videos
Cast
Peter Riegert | ... |
W. Eugene Smith
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Directed by
Gene Lasko |
Written by
Jan Hartman | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
Gregory Andorfer | ... | co-executive producer |
Rosa Kesser | ... | associate producer |
Susan Lacy | ... | co-executive producer |
Kirk Morris | ... | producer |
Marthe Smith | ... | co-producer |
Cinematography by
Bill Megalos |
Editing by
Susan Steinberg |
Production Design by
Stephen McCabe |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Craig Perry | ... | assistant director |
Camera and Electrical Department
John Samaras | ... | assistant camera |
Additional Crew
Kenn Rabin | ... | archival film researcher |
Production Companies
- WesForee Productions Inc.
- 1515 Productions Limited
- American Masters Pictures
- American Masters
- Artemis Rising Productions
- Bay Bottom News
- Crew Neck Productions
- DOC Film Institute
- Dakota Group
- DeepFocus Productions Inc.
- Eagle Rock Entertainment
- Eagle Rock Entertainment (produced by)
- High Line Productions
- Historic Music Library
- ITVS International
- KQED Public Broadcasting
- Malpaso Productions
- Merrywidow Films (produced by)
- NGL Studios
- On-Screen Entertainment
- Perfect Day Films
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (produced by)
- RPM Television Productions
- Rainy Mountain Media
- Raven Rouge
- Red Envelope Entertainment
- Spy Pond Productions
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- Submarine Entertainment
- Thirteen / WNET
- Thirteen / WNET (produced by)
- Thirteen Productions
- Thirteen for WNET.org
- Thirteen/WNET Communications Group
- Turner Entertainment
- Twin Cities Public Television Inc.
- UnLadyLike Productions (produced by)
- Vision Maker Media
- Vulcan Productions
- WES FORee
- WQED
- Yap Films
Distributors
- Abramorama (2019) (United States) (theatrical)
- Direct Cinema Limited (1986) (United States) (theatrical)
- Imagine Films Distribution (2012) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Longride (2012) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Mirada Distribution (2013) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Musicscreen (2019) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- NFP Distribution (2012) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Soda Pictures (2012) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- 3DD Entertainment (1999) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- A+E Networks (1986) (United States) (video)
- A-Film Distribution (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- A-Film Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- ARTE (2007) (Germany) (tv)
- ARTE (2007) (France) (tv)
- American Masters Pictures (2019) (United States) (tv)
- American Masters (1985) (United States)
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- Artificial Eye (2007) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Aventi (1985) (France) (tv)
- Aventi (2004) (France) (DVD)
- BBC One (2005) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- BBC Scotland (2011) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- BBC World (2005) (World-wide)
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- BR Fernsehen (2005) (Germany) (tv)
- BR (2005) (Germany) (tv)
- BR-alpha (2002) (Germany) (tv)
- Bay Bottom News (2008) (World-wide)
- Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) (2005) (Germany) (tv)
- Blackwood Films (1985) (United States) (tv)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2005) (United Kingdom) (tv)
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Special Effects
Other Companies
- 30 Second St. (post-production color correction)
- 42 Productions (post-production facilities)
- ABC News Video Source (archive)
- AP Images (archive)
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) (archive)
- Alan Freed Archive (archive)
- American Century Investments (funding)
- American Express (funding)
- Anarchy Post (foley recording)
- Archival Television Audio (archive)
- Archive Films by Getty Images (archive)
- BBC International (archive)
- BBC Motion Gallery (archive)
- BBC Worldwide Americas (archive)
- BFI Stills, Posters and Designs (archive)
- Bettmann/Corbis (archive)
- Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation (funding)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (archive)
- British Pathe News (archive)
- Budget Film Stock Footage (archive)
- Bygone Bristol (archive)
- CBC Radio (archive)
- CNN Image Source (archive)
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) (archive)
- Centurion Films (archive)
- Clip Cafe (archive)
- Cordon Bleu Catering (funding)
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) (funding)
- Creativity Media (sound post-production)
- Critical Past (archive)
- Cuisinart (funding)
- Dadulak Lighting and Camera (camera equipment provided by)
- Delaware Art Museum (archive)
- Dig-It Audio (archive)
- Digital Jungle (post-production facilities)
- DuArt (archive)
- EMK Productions (archive)
- EagleVision Inc. (post-production)
- Erika Goldring Photography (archive)
- FILM Archives (archive)
- Fair Grounds Racing Museum (archive)
- Feury/Grant Entertainment (editing facilities)
- Flavorlab (adr facility)
- Footage File (archive)
- GTV Editorial (editing facilities)
- Getty Images (archive)
- Getty Images (archive)
- Getty (archive)
- Getty/ITN (archive)
- Giorgio Armani (funding)
- Globalvision (archive)
- Globe Photos (archive)
- HOBO (post-production sound services)
- Hall Webber (Legal Services)
- Handcranked Productions (animation production)
- Haydee Ellis Collection (archive)
- Herb Hardesty Collection (archive)
- ITN Archive (archive)
- Imperial War Museum (archive)
- Jerry Dexter Distribution (archive)
- John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (archive)
- Kobal Collection (archive)
- Liaison Agency Inc. (archive)
- Library of Congress (archive)
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division (archive)
- Library of Moving Images (archive)
- Life Magazine (archive)
- Los Angeles Times (archive)
- MPTV Images (archive)
- Magnum Photos (archive)
- Marjorie Carr Adams Charitable Trust (funding)
- Maryland Humanities Council (funding)
- Mechanism Digital (post-production vfx)
- Michael and Helen Schaefer Foundation (funding)
- Motion Picture and Television Fund (funding)
- Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) (archive)
- NBC News Archives (archive)
- NBCUniversal Archives (archive)
- National Archives (archive)
- New York Public Library (archive)
- Oakland Museum History Dept. (archive)
- Oddball Films (archive)
- Park Foundation (funding)
- Photo Fest (archive)
- Photofest (archive)
- Pond5 (archive)
- Producer's Library Service (archive)
- Public Television Viewers (funding)
- Research Video (archive)
- Retro Video (archive)
- Rick Coleman Collection (archive)
- Rohauer Collection (archive)
- Ronald Reagan Library (archive)
- Roz Payne Archives (archive)
- Showtime Photo Archives (archive)
- South Shields Museum (archive)
- State Library of Louisiana (archive)
- State of Florida Archives (archive)
- String and Can (adr facility)
- Tape House Editorial (colorist)
- Technicolor (dailies)
- The André and Elizabeth Kertész Foundation (funding)
- The Filson Club (archive)
- The Jules Cahn Collection at the Historic New Orleans Collection (archive)
- The Leone Family Archive (archive)
- The Marilyn M. Simpson Charitable Lead Trusts (funding)
- The National Endowment for the Humanities (funding)
- The National Film Archive (archive)
- The Valley Forge Historical Society (archive)
- Thirteen / WNET (archive)
- Time Life/Getty Images (archive)
- Time Magazine (archive)
- Turner Entertainment (film clips)
- UCLA Film and Television Archive (archive)
- USC Cinema and Television Library (archive)
- USC Newsfilm Library (archive)
- Universal Clips (archive)
- Universal Studios Archives and Collections (archive)
- Universal Studios Licensing (feature film clips used with the permission of)
- University of California, Bancroft Library (archive)
- University of Miami Cuban Heritage Collection (archive)
- University of North Carolina Library, Chapel Hill (archive)
- University of South Carolina Libraries (archive)
- University of Virginia - Alderman Library Special Collection (archive)
- Video Film Systems (camera equipment provided by)
- VideowStrange Communications (additional camera and sound equipment)
- Videowerks (additional camera and sound equipment)
- Viewers Like You (funding)
- Viewers Like You (funding)
- Village Voice (archive)
- Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy (funding)
- WPA Film Library (archive)
- WWL TV New Orleans (archive)
- Warner Bros. Stills (archive)
- Wesleyan Cinema Archives (archive)
- William W. Fox Research Library (archive)
- Wonderworks National Endowment for the Arts (funding)
- xyz Pictures (still animation)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
The war in the South Pacific, a country doctor in Colorado, victims of industrial pollution in a Japanese village -- all were captured in unforgettable photographs by the legendary W. Eugene Smith. This program showcases over 600 of Smith's stunning photographs and includes a dramatic recreation in which actor Peter Riegert (Crossing Delancey, Local Hero) portrays the artist using dialogue taken from Smith's diaries and letters. Interwoven through the program are archival footage and interviews with family and friends of this brilliant, complicated man, whose work developed from twin themes of common humanity and social responsibility. |
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