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The Celluloid Closet (1996)

  • Mar 15, 1996
  • 1h 42m
  • R

7.3/10

TMDB user score
124 votes on TMDB

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About This Movie

The Celluloid Closet is a 1996 documentary and history film directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman. Its leading cast includes Lily Tomlin, Tony Curtis and Susan Sarandon. It runs for 1 hour 42 minutes.

Synopsis

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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Before You Pick

Time needed
1 hour 42 minutes
Age rating (US)
R
Language
English
Audience signal
7.3/10 from 124 TMDB votes

Trailer

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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

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