Dirty Pictures

Dirty Pictures
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GenreDocudrama
Written byIlene Chaiken
Directed byFrank Pierson
Starring
Music byMark Snow
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerMichael Manheim
CinematographyHiro Narita
EditorPeter Zinner
Running time104 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkShowtime
ReleaseMay 20, 2000 (2000-05-20)
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Dirty Pictures is a 2000 American docudrama television film directed by Frank Pierson, written by Ilene Chaiken, and starring James Woods, Craig T. Nelson, and Diana Scarwid. The film focuses on the 1990 trial of Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center director Dennis Barrie (Woods), who was accused of promoting pornography by presenting an exhibit of photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe that included images of naked children and graphic displays of homosexual sadomasochism.

The film premiered on Showtime on May 20, 2000. It later was released on both videotape and DVD.