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The Celluloid Closet
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.
Directed by Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman, Brad Grey
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Status
Released
Released
March 15, 1996
Runtime
1h 42m
Language
English
Top 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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Tom Hanks
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Farley Granger
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Quentin Crisp
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Harry Hamlin
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Sharon Stone
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Susie Bright
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Mart Crowley
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Jay Presson Allen
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Richard Dyer
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Jan Oxenberg
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