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The Celluloid Closet

The Celluloid Closet

Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman

1996

  • Documentary
  • History
7.3

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.

Cast & crew

  • Rob EpsteinDirector
  • Jeffrey FriedmanDirector
  • Lily TomlinNarrator (voice)
  • Tony CurtisSelf
  • Susan SarandonSelf
  • Gore VidalSelf
  • Whoopi GoldbergSelf
  • Antonio FargasSelf
  • Shirley MacLaineSelf
  • John SchlesingerSelf

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