The Celluloid Closet(1996)

Name: The Celluloid Closet
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 1996-03-15
Rating: 7.2

7.2(116)1h 42m1996-03-15

DocumentaryHistory

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
Writers:: Vito Russo, Sharon Wood, Rob Epstein
Producers:: Caroline Spry, Jeffrey Friedman, Rob Epstein
Cinematographer:: Nancy Schreiber
Composer:: Carter Burwell
Production:: ZDF, ARTE, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, HBO, Telling Pictures, Channel 4 Television
Revenue:: $1,400,591
Status:: Released