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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.

1996 |1h 42m |  Documentary, History

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Cast

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Lily Tomlin

Narrator (voice)

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Tony Curtis

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Susan Sarandon

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Whoopi Goldberg

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Antonio Fargas

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Shirley MacLaine

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Armistead Maupin

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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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Harvey Fierstein

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Status

Released

Language

English, German

Budget

-

Revenue

$1,400,591.00