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The Celluloid Closet

The Celluloid Closet

7.2 (120) ·1996 ·102 min ·Movie
Documentary History

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
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

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