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  • The Celluloid Closet (1995)
  • R
    102 min | Documentary, History
The Celluloid Closet (1995)
R
102 min | Documentary, History

A documentary surveying the various Hollywood screen depictions of homosexuals and the attitudes behind them throughout the history of North American film.
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Writers
Vito Russo (based on the work of) | Rob Epstein (story) | Jeffrey Friedman (story) | Sharon Wood (story) | Armistead Maupin (narration written by)
Composer
Cinematographer
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Release date
Mar 15, 1996 (United States)

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Cast

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40 cast members
Name Known for
Lily Tomlin
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Will H. Hays
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Antonio Banderas
Miguel Álvarez (archive footage) (uncredited) Miguel Álvarez (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Humphrey Bogart
Sam Sapde (archive footage) (uncredited) Sam Sapde (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Stephen Boyd
Messala (archive footage) (uncredited) Messala (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Joseph Breen
Self - PCA Administrator (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - PCA Administrator (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Steve Buscemi
Nick (archive footage) (uncredited) Nick (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Chaplin
David - Goliath's Assistant (archive footage) (uncredited) David - Goliath's Assistant (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Montgomery Clift
Matthew Garth / Dr. Cukrowicz (archive footage) (uncredited) Matthew Garth / Dr. Cukrowicz (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Gary Cooper
Légionnaire Tom Brown (archive footage) (uncredited) Légionnaire Tom Brown (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Oliver Hardy
Ollie (archive footage) (uncredited) Ollie (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Charlton Heston
Judah Ben-Hur (archive footage) (uncredited) Judah Ben-Hur (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
John Ireland
Cherry Valance (archive footage) (uncredited) Cherry Valance (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Stan Laurel
Stan (archive footage) (uncredited) Stan (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Peter Lorre
Joel Cairo (archive footage) (uncredited) Joel Cairo (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Liza Minnelli
Sally Bowles (archive footage) (uncredited) Sally Bowles (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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