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The Celluloid Closet

1996 · 102 min · Documentary, History · ★ 7.2

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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Cast

  • Lily Tomlin
    Narrator (voice)
  • Tony Curtis
    Self
  • Susan Sarandon
    Self
  • Gore Vidal
    Self
  • Whoopi Goldberg
    Self
  • Antonio Fargas
    Self

Crew

  • Director · Rob Epstein
  • Director · Jeffrey Friedman
  • Producer · Caroline Spry
  • Producer · Jeffrey Friedman
  • Producer · Rob Epstein

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