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The Celluloid Closet

  • 1995
  • R
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
8.1K
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Marlene Dietrich, Charlton Heston, Elizabeth Taylor, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in The Celluloid Closet (1995)
DocumentaryHistory

A documentary surveying the various Hollywood screen depictions of homosexuals and the attitudes behind them throughout the history of North American film.A documentary surveying the various Hollywood screen depictions of homosexuals and the attitudes behind them throughout the history of North American film.A documentary surveying the various Hollywood screen depictions of homosexuals and the attitudes behind them throughout the history of North American film.

  • Directors
    • Rob Epstein
    • Jeffrey Friedman
  • Writers
    • Vito Russo
    • Rob Epstein
    • Jeffrey Friedman
  • Stars
    • Lily Tomlin
    • Tony Curtis
    • Susie Bright
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    8.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Rob Epstein
      • Jeffrey Friedman
    • Writers
      • Vito Russo
      • Rob Epstein
      • Jeffrey Friedman
    • Stars
      • Lily Tomlin
      • Tony Curtis
      • Susie Bright
    • 61User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys
      • 7 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Top Cast41

    Lily Tomlin
    Lily Tomlin
    • Self - Narrator
    • (voice)
    Tony Curtis
    Tony Curtis
    • Self
    Susie Bright
    • Self
    Arthur Laurents
    Arthur Laurents
    • Self
    Armistead Maupin
    Armistead Maupin
    • Self
    Whoopi Goldberg
    Whoopi Goldberg
    • Self
    Jan Oxenberg
    • Self
    Harvey Fierstein
    Harvey Fierstein
    • Self
    Quentin Crisp
    Quentin Crisp
    • Self
    Richard Dyer
    • Self
    Jay Presson Allen
    Jay Presson Allen
    • Self
    Lillian H. Ketterer
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Mrs. Gustav Ketterer)
    Gore Vidal
    Gore Vidal
    • Self
    Will H. Hays
    Will H. Hays
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Farley Granger
    Farley Granger
    • Self
    Paul Rudnick
    Paul Rudnick
    • Self
    Shirley MacLaine
    Shirley MacLaine
    • Self
    Barry Sandler
    • Self
    • Directors
      • Rob Epstein
      • Jeffrey Friedman
    • Writers
      • Vito Russo
      • Rob Epstein
      • Jeffrey Friedman
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews61

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Actor Michael Ontkean not only declined to be interviewed for the documentary but also attempted to prevent clips from his film Making Love (1982) from being shown in it. He was unsuccessful.
    • Quotes
      • Quentin Crisp: Mainstream people dislike homosexuality because they can't help concentrating on what homosexual men do to one another. And when you contemplate what people do, you think of yourself doing it. And they don't like that. That's the famous joke: I don't like peas, and I'm glad I don't like them, because if I liked them I would eat them and I hate them.
    • Connections
      Edited into Rescued from the Closet (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Advise and Consent (Main Theme)
      Written by Jerry Fielding
      Performed by Frank Sinatra (uncredited)
      Courtesy of Warner Bros. Inc.

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    Details

    • Release date
      • March 15, 1996 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • Germany
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Sony Pictures Classics
      • Telling Pictures
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sakıncalı Film Dolabı
    • Filming locations
      • Raleigh Studios, Hollywood, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Home Box Office (HBO)
      • Channel 4
      • ZDF/Arte
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    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,400,591
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $95,047
      • Mar 17, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,400,591
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 42m(102 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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