The Celluloid Closet
The Celluloid Closet
7.2
1996
1h 42m
HD
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.

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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