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The Celluloid Closet

7.2
15 March 1996 · Documentary, History · 102 mins

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.

  • Lily Tomlin
    Lily Tomlin
    Narrator (voice)
  • Tony Curtis
    Tony Curtis
    Self
  • Susan Sarandon
    Susan Sarandon
    Self
  • Gore Vidal
    Gore Vidal
    Self
  • Whoopi Goldberg
    Whoopi Goldberg
    Self
  • Antonio Fargas
    Antonio Fargas
    Self
  • Shirley MacLaine
    Shirley MacLaine
    Self
  • John Schlesinger
    John Schlesinger
    Self
  • Armistead Maupin
    Armistead Maupin
    Self
  • Arthur Laurents
    Arthur Laurents
    Self

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