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MOVIE PROFILE

The Celluloid Closet

★ 7.3 / 10 (125 votes)March 15, 1996102 minEN

DocumentaryHistory

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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CINEHOOK / INFORMATION

Movie facts

Release dateMarch 15, 1996

StatusReleased

Runtime102 min

Rating★ 7.3 / 10

CertificationR

Original languageEnglish

CountryFrance, Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America

Budget—

Revenue$1,400,591

ProductionZDF, ARTE, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, HBO, Telling Pictures, Channel 4 Television

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CINEHOOK / CREDITS

Crew

Director

Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman

Writers

Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman, Sharon Wood, Armistead Maupin

CINEHOOK / CAST

Cast

Lily Tomlin

Lily TomlinNarrator (voice)

Tony Curtis

Tony CurtisSelf

Susan Sarandon

Susan SarandonSelf

Gore Vidal

Gore VidalSelf

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi GoldbergSelf

Antonio Fargas

Antonio FargasSelf

Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaineSelf

John Schlesinger

John SchlesingerSelf

Armistead Maupin

Armistead MaupinSelf

Arthur Laurents

Arthur LaurentsSelf

Tom Hanks

Tom HanksSelf

Farley Granger

Farley GrangerSelf

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