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Cast

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

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Self

Farley Granger

Farley Granger

Self

Quentin Crisp

Quentin Crisp

Self

Harry Hamlin

Harry Hamlin

Self

Sharon Stone

Sharon Stone

Self

Susie Bright

Susie Bright

Self

Mart Crowley

Mart Crowley

Self

Jay Presson Allen

Jay Presson Allen

Self

Richard Dyer

Richard Dyer

Self

Jan Oxenberg

Jan Oxenberg

Self

Paul Rudnick

Paul Rudnick

Self

Barry Sandler

Barry Sandler

Self

Ron Nyswaner

Ron Nyswaner

Self

Daniel Melnick

Daniel Melnick

Self

Stewart Stern

Stewart Stern

Self

Harvey Fierstein

Harvey Fierstein

Self

Crew

Rob Epstein

Rob Epstein

Director

Jeffrey Friedman

Jeffrey Friedman

Director

Vito Russo

Vito Russo

Author

Carter Burwell

Carter Burwell

Original Music Composer

Nancy Schreiber

Nancy Schreiber

Director of Photography

Jeffrey Friedman

Jeffrey Friedman

Editor

Arnold Glassman

Arnold Glassman

Editor

Wendy Braitman

Wendy Braitman

Associate Producer

Bernie Brillstein

Bernie Brillstein

Executive Producer

Michael Ehrenzweig

Michael Ehrenzweig

Associate Producer

Rob Epstein

Rob Epstein

Producer

Jeffrey Friedman

Jeffrey Friedman

Producer

Brad Grey

Brad Grey

Executive Producer

Michael Lumpkin

Michael Lumpkin

Co-Producer

Caryn Mendez

Caryn Mendez

Associate Producer

Sheila Nevins

Sheila Nevins

Executive Producer

Howard Rosenman

Howard Rosenman

Executive Producer

Caroline Spry

Caroline Spry

Producer

Scott Chambliss

Scott Chambliss

Production Design

Rob Epstein

Rob Epstein

Story

Jeffrey Friedman

Jeffrey Friedman

Story

Sharon Wood

Sharon Wood

Story

Armistead Maupin

Armistead Maupin

Writer

Lora Hirschberg

Lora Hirschberg

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Steve Bloom

Steve Bloom

Post Production Supervisor

Scott Chambliss

Scott Chambliss

Art Direction

Movie poster

The Celluloid Closet

19967.2 / 10102 min
Documentary, History

Overview

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.