The Celluloid Closet
The Celluloid Closet is a 1995 American documentary film directed and written by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman. The film is based on Vito Russo's 1981 book The Celluloid Closet: Homosexuality in the Movies, and on lecture and film clip presentations he gave in 1972–1982. Russo had researched the history of how motion pictures, especially Hollywood films, had portrayed gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender characters.
| MPAA Rating: | R |
| Genre: | Documentary, History |
| Country: | France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States |
| Produced By: | Lily Tomlin, Jeffrey Friedman, Caryn Mendez, Sheila Nevins, Rob Epstein, Michael Lumpkin, Caroline Spry, Brad Grey, Bernie Brillstein, Howard Rosenman, Michael Ehrenzweig, Joe Hoffman, Wendy Braitman |
| Directed By: | Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman |
| Written By: | Armistead Maupin, Jeffrey Friedman, Rob Epstein, Vito Russo, Sharon Wood |
| Cast: | Mrs. Gustav Ketterer, Mart Crowley, Jay Presson Allen, Armistead Maupin, Lily Tomlin, Harvey Fierstein, Will H. Hays, Antonio Fargas, Jan Oxenberg, Barry Sandler, Richard Dyer, Gore Vidal, Shirley MacLaine, Paul Rudnick, Arthur Laurents, Tony Curtis, Susie Bright, Whoopi Goldberg, Quentin Crisp, Farley Granger |
| In Theaters: | Mar 15, 1996 |
| Runtime: | 1 hour 42 minutes |
| Production: | Home Box Office (HBO), Channel 4, ZDF/Arte, Telling Pictures, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment |
| Box Office: | $1,400,591 |
| Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Vudu |
| Read More On: | Wikipedia |
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