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The World of Piri Thomas

2021· 1h 0m

Documentary

Directed by Gordon Parks

9.0/ 10

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Overview

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.

Cast

Piri Thomas

Self - Narrator

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