W. Eugene Smith: Photography Made Difficult
1989•NR•1h 29m•Released
Documentary
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 take 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.
Director
Gene Lasko
Writer
Jan Hartman
Languages
English
Studio
American Masters Pictures
Cast
Peter Riegert
W. Eugene Smith
John Berger
Self
Mimi Bessinger
Voiceover
Peter Feliz
Voiceover
Jim Hughes
Self
Evans “Red” Valens
Self
Ben Maddow
Self
William Johnson
Self
Patrick Smith
Self
Stella Wheatley
Self
A. D. Coleman
Self
Edward K. Thompson
Self
Ted Castle
Self
Terrell Sneed
Self
Maude Callen
Self
Production
Company
American Masters Pictures
Company
Image Entertainment
Company
RM Associates
Company
Educational Broadcasting Corporation
Producer
Kirk Morris
Recommended
6.7
Cameraperson
2016
6.8
Nothing Like a Dame
2018
6.2
Naqoyqatsi
2002
7.4
I Am Heath Ledger
2017
7.9
Five Came Back
2017
7.8
Being James Bond
2021
7.2
Gunda
2021
8.2
Baraka
1992
7.7
Earth: One Amazing Day
2017
7.7
The Last Waltz
1978
6.6
Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron
2017
6.1
Atlantis Rising
2017
7.4
WWII From Space
2012
6.9
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019
7.6
Finding Vivian Maier
2014
7.3
Maria by Callas
2017
7.3
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
2000
7.9
Live Aid
1985
6.7
Altman
2014
6.5
Heart of a Dog
2015
Similar Movies
Children from Overseas
1940
Atlantic Patrol
1940
10
Secrets of the Nazi Criminals
1963
8.3
Night and Fog
1956
Charlotte: A Royal at War
2008
From Weimar to War
2025
World War Two: A Timewatch Guide
2016
8
Łódź Ghetto
1989
A Distant Shore: African Americans on D-Day
2007
7.9
The Mauthausen Resistance
2021
6
Great Escape
2004
8.7
Le Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre
2023
Forget Me Not
2025
Sculpter la mémoire
2023
7.6
Eyewitness: D-Day
2019
8
Japan's War in Colour
2005
5.6
Francisco Boix: A Photographer in Hell
2000
Great Battles of WWII: Midway, Kursk, and Crete
2004
7.3
The Smuggler and Her Charges
2016
4
Spies: The Dirty Game of Espionage
1991