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The World of Piri Thomas (1968)

Genre :

Runtime : 1H 0M

Director : Gordon Parks

Synopsis

Piri Thomas, a painter, poet, author, ex-con, and ex-junkie, describes the life of a Puerto Rican in the Spanish Harlem ghetto in New York City

Actors

Piri Thomas
Piri Thomas
Himself

Crews

Gordon Parks
Gordon Parks
Director
Michael Misch
Michael Misch
Editor
Dick McCutchen
Dick McCutchen
Producer
Gordon Parks
Gordon Parks
Sequence Lead
Dale Bell
Dale Bell
Associate Producer
José García
José García
Camera Operator
David Myers
David Myers
Camera Operator
Daniel Drasin
Daniel Drasin
Additional Photography
Paul Glicksberg
Paul Glicksberg
Additional Photography
Gordon Parks Jr.
Gordon Parks Jr.
Additional Photography
Frank Simon
Frank Simon
Additional Photography
Juan Rodríguez
Juan Rodríguez
Sound
Walter Simenenko
Walter Simenenko
Sound
Mike Muscarella
Mike Muscarella
Assistant Editor
Alvin H. Perlmutter
Alvin H. Perlmutter
Executive Producer

Posters and backgrounds

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