The Times of Harvey Milk
He was powerful, charismatic, compassionate and gay. After eleven months in office he was assassinated.
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
90 min
Release Date
1984-10-07
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
112
Vote Average
7.3
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)
Jerry Brown
Self (archive footage)
Jimmy Carter
Self (archive footage)
Dianne Feinstein
Self (archive footage)
David Fowler
Self (archive footage)
Joseph Freitas
Self (archive footage)
Terence Hallinan
Self (archive footage)
George Moscone
Self (archive footage)
Dan White
Self (archive footage)
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