Hidden Master: The Legacy of George Platt Lynes

Hidden Master: The Legacy of George Platt Lynes
Movie · Documentary · Biography

From visionary art director Sam Shahid, the eye-opening documentary 'Hidden Master' takes an intimate look at the life and work of George Platt Lynes, a pioneering, openly gay artist who, in addition to reaching success as a celebrity photographer, captured radically explicit images of the nude male form - as well as a window into the future that his camera saw coming before anyone else.

2024 · 1h 36m
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Starring Vince Aletti, Don Bachardy, George Platt Lynes II
Director Sam Shahid

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Cast & Crew

  • V‌A
    Vince Aletti
    Self
  • D‌B
    Don Bachardy
    Self
  • G‌P
    George Platt Lynes II
    Self
  • S‌S
    Sam Shahid
    Director
  • N‌D
    Nando De Carvalho
    Producer
  • M‌K
    Matthew Kraus
    Producer
  • J‌M
    John MacConnell
    Producer
  • S‌S
    Sam Shahid
    Producer
  • O‌K
    O'Brien Kelley
    Producer
  • R‌S
    Raja Sethuraman
    Producer
  • M‌K
    Matthew Kraus
    Writer

About

Hidden Master: The Legacy of George Platt Lynes

Documentary

From visionary art director Sam Shahid, the eye-opening documentary 'Hidden Master' takes an intimate look at the life and work of George Platt Lynes, a pioneering, openly gay artist who, in addition to reaching success as a celebrity photographer, captured radically explicit images of the nude male form - as well as a window into the future that his camera saw coming before anyone else.

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Studio
Greenwich Entertainment
Released
2024
Run Time
1 hr 36 min
Rated
Unrated
Region of Origin
United States
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English
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English (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

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English (CC)

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Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
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