The Celluloid Closet

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19961h 42m

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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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Lily Tomlin - Narrator (voice) in The Celluloid Closet

Lily Tomlin

Narrator (voice)

Tony Curtis - Self in The Celluloid Closet

Tony Curtis

Self

Susan Sarandon - Self in The Celluloid Closet

Susan Sarandon

Self

Gore Vidal - Self in The Celluloid Closet

Gore Vidal

Self

Whoopi Goldberg - Self in The Celluloid Closet

Whoopi Goldberg

Self

Antonio Fargas - Self in The Celluloid Closet

Antonio Fargas

Self

Shirley MacLaine - Self in The Celluloid Closet

Shirley MacLaine

Self

John Schlesinger - Self in The Celluloid Closet

John Schlesinger

Self

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Release Date

March 15, 1996

Runtime

1h 42m

Genres

Documentary, History

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