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The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
Harvey Milk was an outspoken human rights activist and one of the first openly gay U.S. politicians elected to public office; even after his assassination in 1978, he continues to inspire disenfranchised people around the world.
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Harvey Milk was an outspoken human rights activist and one of the first openly gay U.S. politicians elected to public office; even after his assassination in 1978, he continues to inspire disenfranchised people around the world.
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Genre:Documentary
Directed By:Rob Epstein
Written By:Rob Epstein
In Theaters:10/7/1984
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Runtime:90 minutes
Studio:UCLA School of Film and Television, Black Sand Productions, pacific arts
Cast
Rob Epstein
Director
Rob Epstein
Director
Harvey Milk
Self (archive footage)
Harvey Fierstein
Narrator (voice)
Anne Kronenberg
Self
Tory Hartmann
Self
Tom Ammiano
Self
Jim Elliot
Self
Henry Der
Self
Jeannine Yeomans
Self
Bill Kraus
Self
Sally M. Gearhart
Self
John Briggs
Self (archive footage)
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