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The Celluloid Closet (1996)

7.2/10 (120 votes) 1h 42m Movie
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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.

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Cast

Lily Tomlin
Lily Tomlin
Narrator (voice)
 Tony Curtis
Tony Curtis
Self
 Susan Sarandon
Susan Sarandon
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 Gore Vidal
Gore Vidal
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 Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg
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 Antonio Fargas
Antonio Fargas
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 Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine
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 John Schlesinger
John Schlesinger
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