The Times of Harvey Milk
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This academy award-winning documentary follows the political career of Harvey Milk, from a neighborhood activist to becoming a symbol of gay political achievement, through to his assassination at San Francisco's city hall.
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The name Harvey Milk rose to prominence in everyday homes around the world after Sean Penn's electric performance in Gus Van Sant's Academy Award nominated film about this political gay icon. But could the actual person be as charismatic as Sean Penn? Well this documentary captures the real Harvey Milk and allows for the real people in his life to discuss their friend in their own words. Masterfully edited, this film provides an in depth view to the time and the world in which Harvey Milk lived. As far as we're concerned, there is plenty of room for two Harvey Milk movies in this world...and the general public shouldn't miss either.

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Film Details
90 mins - , ,
Cast:
  • Harvey Milk
    ... himself
  • Harvey Fierstein
    ... Narrator
  • Tory Hartmann
    ... herself
  • Tom Ammiano
    ... himself
  • Sally Gearhart
    ... herself
Crew:
  • Director:
    Rob Epstein
  • Writer:
    Rob Epstein
  • Producers:
    Richard Schmiechen
Film Reviews:
  • "The Times of Harvey Milk, didn't simply serve as a memorial to Milk -- it gave him new life."
    Advocate.com
  • "Robert Epstein and Richard Schmeichen's Academy Award-winning 1984 documentary is a powerful and incisive study of the political career and assassination of one of the nation's first openly gay elected officials."
    Los Angeles Times
Film Festivals:
  • Sundance Film Festival
  • San Francisco International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Film Awards:
  • Jury Award, Documentary
  • Academy Awards - Documentary feature
Production Company:
Black Sand Productions
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