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The Celluloid Closet

★ 7.3 TMDB Rating · 122 votes

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.

Director
Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
Release date
Mar 15, 1996
Original language
English
Origin
United States

Cast of The Celluloid Closet

  • Portrait of Lily Tomlin

    Lily Tomlin

    Narrator (voice)

  • Portrait of Tony Curtis

    Tony Curtis

    Self

  • Portrait of Susan Sarandon

    Susan Sarandon

    Self

  • Portrait of Gore Vidal

    Gore Vidal

    Self

  • Portrait of Whoopi Goldberg

    Whoopi Goldberg

    Self

  • Portrait of Antonio Fargas

    Antonio Fargas

    Self

  • Portrait of Shirley MacLaine

    Shirley MacLaine

    Self

  • Portrait of John Schlesinger

    John Schlesinger

    Self

  • Portrait of Armistead Maupin

    Armistead Maupin

    Self

  • Portrait of Arthur Laurents

    Arthur Laurents

    Self

  • Portrait of Tom Hanks

    Tom Hanks

    Self

  • Portrait of Farley Granger

    Farley Granger

    Self

Where to Stream The Celluloid Closet by Country

United States
Streaming on The Roku ChannelRent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
United Kingdom
Streaming on MUBI Amazon ChannelRent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
India
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Canada
Rent or buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo
Australia
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