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The Picture Taker

Directed by Phil Bertelsen, Bryan Gunnar Cole
TV-PG
S24 • E7    Jan 29, 2023    86m
7.4
The vibrant life of Ernest Withers—civil rights photographer, and FBI informant—was anything but black and white. From his Memphis studio, Withers' nearly 2 million images were a treasured record of Black history but his legacy was complicated by decades of secret FBI service revealed only after his death. Was he a friend of the civil rights community, or enemy—or both?

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Cast of The Picture Taker

  • Stanley Tucci
  • Phil BertelsenDirector / Producer
  • Bryan Gunnar ColeDirector
  • Lise YasuiProducer

 

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