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The Celluloid Closet (1996)

Mar 15, 1996 · 1h 42m

7.3/10 TMDB user score
125 votes on TMDB

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.

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Top 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

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