Movie·1996·1h 42m
The Celluloid Closet
Country
France
Language
English
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// overview
The Story
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.
Written By
Armistead Maupin
Producer
Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
Cinematography
Nancy Schreiber
Music
Carter Burwell
Editor
Jeffrey Friedman
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
116 votes
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// cast
Cast
Lily Tomlin
Narrator (voice)
Tony Curtis
Self
Susan Sarandon
Self
Gore Vidal
Self
Whoopi Goldberg
Self
Antonio Fargas
Self
Shirley MacLaine
Self
John Schlesinger
Self
Armistead Maupin
Self
Arthur Laurents
Self
Tom Hanks
Self
Farley Granger
Self
Quentin Crisp
Self
Harry Hamlin
Self
Sharon Stone
Self
Susie Bright
Self
Mart Crowley
Self
Jay Presson Allen
Self
// crew
Crew
Rob Epstein
Director, Producer, Story
Jeffrey Friedman
Director, Editor, Producer, Story
Arnold Glassman
Editor
Caroline Spry
Producer
Brad Grey
Executive Producer
Carter Burwell
Original Music Composer
Sheila Nevins
Executive Producer
Howard Rosenman
Executive Producer
Bernie Brillstein
Executive Producer
Nancy Schreiber
Director of Photography
Sharon Wood
Story
Armistead Maupin
Writer
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