Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe (2007): Cast & Box Office
Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe is a 2007 documentary directed by James Crump, starring Sam Wagstaff, Robert Mapplethorpe and Patti Smith. It runs 1 hour 17 minutes and earned $9,975 worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 17m (77 min)
- Director
- James Crump
- Genre
- Documentary
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Arthouse Films
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe About?
The premise of Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe without spoilers.
Directed by Crump, this feature-length documentary premiered in North America at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival and in Europe at Art Basel. It examines how curator Sam Wagstaff, photographer Robert Mapplethorpe and musician‑poet Patti Smith shaped New York’s 1970s art world, highlighting their collaborations and lasting impact on contemporary culture.
Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- nudity
- metropolitan museum of art
- new york city
- flower
- tv commercial
- d day
- loss of mother
- profanity
- 1860s
- 1940s
- 1950s
- 1960s
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- 1970s
- 1980s
- upper east side manhattan new york city
- last will and testament
- poetess
- scorpio the astrological sign
- archive footage
- photograph
- interview
- reference to walter benjamin
- reference to agnes martin
- reference to andy warhol
- reference to michael izer the artist
- same birthdate
- art gallery
- reference to james lee byars
- reference to ray johnson the artist
- iconoclast
- age difference
- visionary
- male nudity
- camera
- controversy
- reference to jesse helms
- censorship
- year 1977
- year 1975
- threesome
- reference to dean witter
- passion
- reference to malcolm baldridge
- fame
- enigma
- year 1949
- year 1951
- dog
- reference to ronald reagan
- polish immigrant
Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe Cast & Characters
Sam Wagstaff leads the cast, with Robert Mapplethorpe and Patti Smith. Directed by James Crump; 25 actors are credited in all.
- Director James Crump
- Sam Wagstaff as themselves
- Robert Mapplethorpe as themselves
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Patti Smith as themselves -
Dick Cavett as themselves
Also Starring in Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe
· 21 more- John Richardson Themselves
- John Giorno Themselves
- Timothy Greenfield-Sanders Themselves
- Tony Smith Themselves
- Dominick Dunne Themselves
- Philippe Garner Themselves
- Joan Juliet Buck Narrator
- Ralph Gibson Themselves
- Jeffrey Fraenkel Themselves
- Pierre Apraxine Themselves
- Holly Solomon Themselves
- John Szarkowski Themselves
- Clark Worswick Themselves
- Gordon Baldwin Themselves
- Raymond Foye Themselves
- Tukey Koffend Themselves
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- Jean-Jacques Naudet Themselves
- Eugenia Perry Themselves
- Ingrid Sischy Themselves
- Paul Walter Themselves
- Richard Tuttle Themselves
More from James Crump
More films directed by James Crump, best-rated first: Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art, Spit Earth: Who is Jordan Wolfson? and Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco.
Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe Box Office
Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe grossed $9,975 worldwide. $8,939 came from the US and Canada and $1,036 (10%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$10K
- US & Canada
- $8.9K
- International
- $1K
Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe.
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Movies Like Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures, Black Art: In the Absence of Light and End of the Art World.
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Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures 2016 -
Black Art: In the Absence of Light 2021 -
End of the Art World 1971 -
The Painter Sam Francis 2009 -
Painters Painting 1973 -
Black Is… Black Ain’t 1994 -
Contemporary Photography in America 1982 -
Garry Winogrand: All Things Are Photographable 2018 -
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child 2010 -
Black Sun 2005 -
Still Moving/Patti Smith 1978 -
Blurred Lines: Inside the Art World 2017
Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe FAQ: Cast & Box Office
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office and post-credit scenes of Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe?
Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe runs 1 hour 17 minutes (77 minutes).
When was Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe released?
Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe was released on May 1, 2007.
Who directed Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe?
Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe was directed by James Crump.
More films by James Crump Who is in the cast of Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe?
Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe stars Sam Wagstaff, Robert Mapplethorpe and Patti Smith, among 25 credited actors.
How much did Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe make at the box office?
Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe grossed $9,975 worldwide ($8,939 domestic, $1,036 international).
Does Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe have a post-credit scene?
No. Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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