Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe
2007, English. Directed by James Crump.
Crump directed the feature-length documentary film Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff + Robert Mapplethorpe, which premiered in North America at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival and in Europe at Art Basel. It explores the influence curator Sam Wagstaff, photographer Robert Mapplethorpe and musician/poet Patti Smith had on the 1970s art scene in New York City.
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- 1h 17m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe is streaming on Night Flight Plus in India.
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Cast & crew
- James CrumpDirector
- Patti SmithSelf
- Robert MapplethorpeSelf (archive footage)
- Sam WagstaffSelf (archive footage)
- Pierre ApraxineSelf
- Dick CavettSelf (archive footage)
- Dominick DunneSelf (archive footage)
- Raymond FoyeSelf
- Jeffrey FraenkelSelf - Fraenkel Gallery
- Philippe GarnerSelf
- Ralph GibsonSelf
- Timothy Greenfield-SandersSelf - photographer
- John GiornoSelf - poet
Details
- Released
- 1 May 2007
- Country
- Germany, United States of America
- Written by
- James Crump
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Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe is streaming on Night Flight Plus in India. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe?
If you liked Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe, try Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child, Public Speaking, In Jackson Heights.
Who directed Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe?
Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe (2007) was directed by James Crump and stars Patti Smith, Robert Mapplethorpe, Sam Wagstaff.