The battle heats up between indie journalists and the Associated Press over a movie questioning the author of an iconic Vietnam image.

The image of a naked girl fleeing a napalm attack in South Vietnam on 8 June, 1972, is one of the most defining images of the 20th Century. But who clicked it? For years, the credit for the Pulitzer-winning picture went to photographer Nick Ut.

The Associated Press says it is "ready to review any and all evidence and new information" regarding the Pulitzer Prize-winning photo of a naked girl running from a napalm attack credited to AP staffer Nick Ut,

Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Nick Ut, center, flanked by Kim Phuc, left, holds the ‘Napalm Girl,’ his Pulitzer Prize-winning photo, as they wait to meet with Pope Francis during the weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican ...

The authorship of The Associated Press’s renowned “napalm girl” photograph is being called into question in the new documentary. The AP said it has no reason to conclude that no one other than the long-credited photographer,

The Stringer” at Sundance alleges the famed Vietnam War photo “The Terror of War,” or “Napalm Girl,” was not taken by Nick Ut. The AP and Ut deny the claims.

The Times spoke to team behind "The Stringer" and an attorney for former AP photographer Nick Ut about the film's claims that Ut did not take the photo known as "Napalm Girl."

FILE - Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Nick Ut, center, flanked by Kim Phuc, left, holds the “Napalm Girl”, his Pulitzer Prize winning photo, as they wait to meet with Pope Francis during ...

PARK CITY: The makers of a new documentary alleging the iconic “Napalm Girl” photo was deliberately credited to the wrong photographer — claims denied by the Associated Press — said that it is “critical” to “share this story with the world.”

A new documentary purports that a Pulitzer Prize-winning Associated Press photographer did not take a picture that became a hallmark image from the Vietnam War. The photo’s subject begs to differ. In a blistering statement,

The 'Napalm Girl' photographed changed the world's view of the Vietnam War, but this film claims that it's been attributed to the wrong man for 50 years

The retired Associated Press photographer Nick ... Ut, who is credited with taking the famous “Napalm Girl” photo in 1972, tried to stop Sundance from screening a movie that asserts he isn’t the real photographer, filmmakers told THR on Sunday. The P ...