Film·1996·R·1h 42m

The Celluloid Closet

DocumentaryHistory

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.

Directed by Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman

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12 credited

Lily Tomlin
Lily TomlinNarrator (voice)
Tony Curtis
Tony CurtisSelf
Susan Sarandon
Susan SarandonSelf
Gore Vidal
Gore VidalSelf
Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi GoldbergSelf
Antonio Fargas
Antonio FargasSelf
Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaineSelf
John Schlesinger
John SchlesingerSelf
Armistead Maupin
Armistead MaupinSelf
Arthur Laurents
Arthur LaurentsSelf
Tom Hanks
Tom HanksSelf
Farley Granger
Farley GrangerSelf

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