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The history of the Gay and Lesbian community before the Stonewall riots began the major gay rights movement.The history of the Gay and Lesbian community before the Stonewall riots began the major gay rights movement.The history of the Gay and Lesbian community before the Stonewall riots began the major gay rights movement.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 1 nomination total
Bruce Nugent
- Self - Artist and Writer
- (as Richard Bruce Nugent)
Harry Otis
- Self - Artist, Former Dancer
- (as Henry Otis)
Rikki Streicher
- Self - Bar Owner
- (as Ricky Streiker)
Evelyn Hooker
- Self
- (as Dr. Evelyn Hooker)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWas selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, who deemed it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" in 2019.
- Crazy creditsUnless otherwise stated, the people who appear in this film should not be presumed to be homosexual... or heterosexual.
- ConnectionsEdited from Different from the Others (1919)
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Before Stonewall is a unique piece because it was made in 1984, 15 years after Stonewall: It was still fresh in people's memory, it wasn't so long before.
Above all, it means that the people interviewed in the program were old enough to remember what the 20-30s were like, remember an experience in the army during the Second World War, remember life as a young gay person in the fifties. Most of those people wouldn't be able to be interviewed today: Most probably died of old age and many probably died of the greatest tragedy to ever affect the gay community a bit after the documentary was made: the aids epidemic.
Thus this documentary is invaluable to anyone interested in gay history, and one can really feel grateful that it was made back then, that someone decided to collect all those memories and amazing life experiences, or they would have been lost for ever.
Above all, it means that the people interviewed in the program were old enough to remember what the 20-30s were like, remember an experience in the army during the Second World War, remember life as a young gay person in the fifties. Most of those people wouldn't be able to be interviewed today: Most probably died of old age and many probably died of the greatest tragedy to ever affect the gay community a bit after the documentary was made: the aids epidemic.
Thus this documentary is invaluable to anyone interested in gay history, and one can really feel grateful that it was made back then, that someone decided to collect all those memories and amazing life experiences, or they would have been lost for ever.
- TheLurkingFox
- Feb 8, 2011
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- 石牆之前
- Filming locations
- Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(Many exterior shots, including of the outside of gay bars and the Stonewall Inn.)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $18,724
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,588
- Jun 23, 2019
- Gross worldwide
- $18,724
- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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