The Celluloid Closet (1996)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $1,400,591.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.0033 |
Directed By
Rob Epstein
Jeffrey Friedman
Crew
Rob Epstein
Vito Russo
Jeffrey Friedman
Michael Lumpkin
Wendy Braitman
Brad Grey
Bernie Brillstein
Scott Chambliss
Caroline Spry
Jeffrey Friedman
Nancy Schreiber
Rob Epstein
Michael Ehrenzweig
Caryn Mendez
Howard Rosenman
Jeffrey Friedman
Arnold Glassman
Carter Burwell
Sheila Nevins
Sharon Wood
Rob Epstein
Jeffrey Friedman
Armistead Maupin
Lora Hirschberg
Steve Bloom
Scott Chambliss
TOP CAST
Lily Tomlin
Narrator (voice)
Tony Curtis
Self
Susan Sarandon
Self
Gore Vidal
Self
Whoopi Goldberg
Self
Antonio Fargas
Self
Shirley MacLaine
Self
John Schlesinger
Self
Armistead Maupin
Self
Arthur Laurents
Self
Tom Hanks
Self
Farley Granger
Self
Quentin Crisp
Self
Harry Hamlin
Self
Sharon Stone
Self
Susie Bright
Self
Mart Crowley
Self
Jay Presson Allen
Self
Richard Dyer
Self
Jan Oxenberg
Self
Paul Rudnick
Self
Barry Sandler
Self
Ron Nyswaner
Self
Daniel Melnick
Self
Stewart Stern
Self
Harvey Fierstein
Self
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