The Celluloid Closet (1996)

Name: The Celluloid Closet
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 1996-03-15
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Lily Tomlin, Tony Curtis, Susan Sarandon, Gore Vidal, Whoopi Goldberg

Documentary, History • PT1H42M

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.

Director: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman

Top Cast

Lily Tomlin as Narrator (voice)
Tony Curtis as Self
Susan Sarandon as Self
Gore Vidal as Self
Whoopi Goldberg as Self

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