
1989
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.

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

Norman Cousins
Self

Cornell Capa
Self

Stefan Lorant
Self

John G. Morris
Self

Phyliss Smith
Self

Aileen Mioko Smith
Self

Lancaster

Night and Fog

People of Russia

The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness

John Stevens: Storming the Beach

Samurai Beyond Their Dreams: Becoming the Best in the World

The Unknown Woman

Floral Japan

Samurai Headhunters

Mrs Birks' Sunday Roast

Istria

Letter from Aldershot

The Last Companions of the Liberation

In einer chinesischen Stadt

Wall of Silence

Hitler's Hollywood

The Holocaust. Certified crime

Rosies of the North

Barbed Wire and Mandolins

Central Japan