The Celluloid Closet

The Celluloid Closet 1996

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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.

  • Released: 1996-01-30
  • Runtime: 102 minutes
  • Genre: Documentary, History
  • Stars: Gore Vidal, Daniel Melnick, Harry Hamlin, Shirley MacLaine, Ron Nyswaner, Susie Bright, Lily Tomlin, Mart Crowley, John Schlesinger, Richard Dyer, Antonio Fargas, Quentin Crisp, Stewart Stern, Armistead Maupin, Whoopi Goldberg, Harvey Fierstein, Arthur Laurents, Paul Rudnick, Tony Curtis, Jan Oxenberg  Show all >
    Susan Sarandon, Barry Sandler, Tom Hanks, Sharon Stone, Jay Presson Allen, Farley Granger
  • Director: Jeffrey Friedman, Rob Epstein