The Celluloid Closet
March 15, 1996
102 min
R
✓ Released 11135 days ago
Documentary
History
7.2
User Score
120 votes
About
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.
Movie Info
Status: Released
Director: Rob Epstein
Runtime: 102 min
Revenue: $1,400,591
Top Cast
Lily Tomlin
Narrator (voice)
Tony Curtis
Self
Susan Sarandon
Self
Gore Vidal
Self
Whoopi Goldberg
Self
Antonio Fargas
Self
Shirley MacLaine
Self
John Schlesinger
Self
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