Film

The Celluloid Closet

1996 · 1h 42m · Documentary · History

IMDb

7.8

Rotten Tomatoes

96%

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

Narrator (voice)

Tony Curtis

Self

Susan Sarandon

Self

Gore Vidal

Self

Whoopi Goldberg

Self

Antonio Fargas

Self

Shirley MacLaine

Self

John Schlesinger

Self

Armistead Maupin

Self

Arthur Laurents

Self

Tom Hanks

Self

Farley Granger

Self

Quentin Crisp

Self

Harry Hamlin

Self

Sharon Stone

Self

Susie Bright

Self

• Rob EpsteinDirector · Producer · Story
• Jeffrey FriedmanDirector · Editor · Producer · Story
• Armistead MaupinWriter
• Sharon WoodStory
• Caroline SpryProducer
• Brad GreyExecutive Producer
• Sheila NevinsExecutive Producer
• Howard RosenmanExecutive Producer
• Bernie BrillsteinExecutive Producer
• Nancy SchreiberDirector of Photography

The Celluloid Closet Trailer

Release date

March 15, 1996

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

R

Revenue

$1,400,591

Genres

Documentary, History

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