The Celluloid Closet (1996)

Name: The Celluloid Closet
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 1996-03-15
Duration: 102 min
Cast: Lily Tomlin, Tony Curtis, Susan Sarandon, Gore Vidal, Whoopi Goldberg

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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Released 1996-03-15 · 102 min · Documentary, History

Directed by Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman

Cast

Lily Tomlin as Narrator (voice)
Tony Curtis as Self
Susan Sarandon as Self
Gore Vidal as Self
Whoopi Goldberg as Self
Antonio Fargas as Self
Shirley MacLaine as Self
John Schlesinger as Self
Armistead Maupin as Self
Arthur Laurents as Self
Tom Hanks as Self
Farley Granger as Self
Quentin Crisp as Self
Harry Hamlin as Self
Sharon Stone as Self