The Celluloid Closet
The Celluloid Closet

The Celluloid Closet

7.2102 min
DocumentaryHistory

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.

Movie Info

Release Date: 3/15/1996

Runtime: 102 min

Director: Rob Epstein

Writers: Vito Russo, Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman

Top Cast

Lily Tomlin

Lily Tomlin

Narrator (voice)

Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis

Self

Susan Sarandon

Susan Sarandon

Self

Gore Vidal

Gore Vidal

Self

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Self

Antonio Fargas

Antonio Fargas

Self

Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine

Self

John Schlesinger

John Schlesinger

Self

Armistead Maupin

Armistead Maupin

Self

Arthur Laurents

Arthur Laurents

Self

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