| Description |
2 videodiscs (88 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 557 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 557.
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| System Details |
DVD; NTSC, Dolby digital 2.0 surround sound; fullscreen (1.33:1) presentation. |
| Performer |
Narrator: Harvey Fierstein. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, Frances Reid ; edited by, Deborah Hoffmann and Robert Epstein ; original music composed and performed by, Mark Isham. |
| Note |
Originally released as motion picture in 1984. |
| Awards |
Academy Awards, 1985: Best documentary feature. |
| Summary |
One of the first feature documentaries to address gay life in America, it's a work of advocacy itself, bringing Milk's message of hope and equality to a wider audience. |
| Contents |
Disc 2: the supplements. Jon Else -- Two films, one legacy -- Harvey Milk recordings. "Out of the bars and into the streets" ; Texas Gay Conference Five ; Harvey Milk speaks out ; Anti-Proposition 6 election night party ; Harvey Milk's political will -- Director's research tapes. Scott Smith ; Bob Ross ; Amber Hollibaugh ; Cleve Jones ; Lillian Sing ; Hank Wilson -- From the Castro to the Oscars. Premiere at the Castro Theatre ; A night at the Oscars -- The Dan White case. News clips ; Panel discussion -- Harry Britt, Milk's successor -- Candlelight memorial. |
| Note |
Special features: Audio commentary featuring director Robert Epstein, coeditor Deborah Hoffmann, and photographer Daniel Nicoletta; Interview clips not used in the film; Original theatrical trailer; New interview with documentary filmmaker Jon Else; New program about The Times of Harvey Milk and Gus Van Sant's Milk, featuring Epstein, Van Sant, actor James Franco, and Milk friends Cleve Jones, Anne Kronenberg, and Nicoletta; Rare collection of audio and video recordings of Milk; Excerpts from Epstein's research tapes, featuring Milk partner Scott Smith; Footage from the film's Castro Theatre premiere and the 1984 Academy Awards; Panel discussion on Supervisor Dan White's trial; Excerpts from the twenty-fifth anniversary commemoration of Milk's and Mayor George Moscone's assassinations. |
| Language |
English dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Milk, Harvey.
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Gay politicians -- California -- San Francisco.
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Assassination -- California -- San Francisco.
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Gay men -- California -- San Francisco -- Biography.
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Gay liberation movement -- United States.
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San Francisco (Calif.) -- Politics and government.
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| Added Author |
Epstein, Robert P., 1955- Director.
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Schmiechen, Richard, 1947-1993. Producer.
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Fierstein, Harvey, 1952- Narrator.
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Milk, Harvey.
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Isham, Mark. Composer.
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Black Sand Productions.
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WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.). Television Laboratory.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781604653953 |
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1604653957 |
| Standard No. |
715515068819 |
| Music No. |
CD1988D Criterion Collection |
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557 Criterion Collection |
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