The Celluloid Closet (1996)

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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.

• Released: 1996-03-15
• Genres: Documentary, History
• Runtime: 1h 42m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 121 votes

Directed by Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman.

Top cast

• Lily Tomlin as Narrator (voice)
• Tony Curtis as Self
• Susan Sarandon as Self
• Gore Vidal as Self
• Whoopi Goldberg as Self
• Antonio Fargas as Self
• Shirley MacLaine as Self
• John Schlesinger as Self
• Armistead Maupin as Self
• Arthur Laurents as Self

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Celluloid Closet

• United States: watch free on The Roku Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on MUBI Amazon Channel; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo

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