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The Celluloid Closet

The Celluloid Closet

7.2/10 1996 1h 42m Released
DocumentaryHistory

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.

Director: Rob Epstein
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Top Cast

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