The Celluloid Closet
1996•R•1h 42m•7.2•Released
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.
Director
Rob Epstein
Writer
Armistead Maupin
Revenue
$1M
Languages
English
Studio
ZDF
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
Production
Company
ZDF
Company
ARTE
Company
Brillstein-Grey Entertainment
Company
HBO
Company
Telling Pictures
Company
Channel 4 Television
Producer
Caroline Spry
Producer
Jeffrey Friedman
Producer
Rob Epstein
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