The Celluloid Closet
1996·1h 42m
7.2/ 10 (116 votes)
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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.
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Director
Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
Writers
Sharon Wood, Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
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Cast
Lily Tomlin
Narrator (voice)
Tony Curtis
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Susan Sarandon
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Gore Vidal
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Whoopi Goldberg
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Antonio Fargas
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Shirley MacLaine
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John Schlesinger
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Armistead Maupin
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Arthur Laurents
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Details
Language
en
Status
Released
Box Office
$1M
