The Celluloid Closet
Released
March 15, 1996
Runtime: 1h 42m
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.
Loading where to watch…
Cast & Crew
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
- MC
Mart Crowley
Self
Jay Presson Allen
Self
Rob Epstein
Director
Jeffrey Friedman
Director
- SW
Sharon Wood
Story
Rob Epstein
Story
Jeffrey Friedman
Story
Armistead Maupin
Writer
Media
You Might Also Like
Disclosure
Jun 19, 2020
Welcome to Chechnya
Jan 26, 2020
Circus of Books
Apr 26, 2019
Fuck
Nov 10, 2006
Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me
May 16, 2023
Shawn Mendes: In Wonder
Nov 23, 2020
Life Itself
Jul 4, 2014
Love, Antosha
Aug 2, 2019
A Decade Under the Influence
Apr 25, 2003
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Jul 28, 2004
Sly
Sep 16, 2023
Whitney: Can I Be Me
Apr 24, 2017
Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures
Jun 16, 2016
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Jul 18, 2008