The Celluloid Closet

The Celluloid Closet

Documentary · 1996 · 1h 42m

Movie

7.3/10 · TMDB

Overview

Exuberant, eye-opening movie that serves up a dazzling hundred-year history of the role of gay men and lesbians have had on the silver screen. Film contains fabulous footage from 120 films showing the changing face of cinema sexuality, from cruel stereotypes to covert love to the activist triumphs of the 1990s.

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Cast & crew

Lily TomlinNarrator (voice)
Tony CurtisSelf
Susan SarandonSelf
Gore VidalSelf
Whoopi GoldbergSelf
Antonio FargasSelf
Shirley MacLaineSelf
John SchlesingerSelf
Armistead MaupinSelf
Arthur LaurentsSelf
Tom HanksSelf
Farley GrangerSelf
Quentin CrispSelf
Harry HamlinSelf
Sharon StoneSelf

Information

Release date
15 March 1996
Director
Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
Genres
Documentary, History
Runtime
1h 42m
Country of origin
United States

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