The Times of Harvey Milk (1984) 8.1
A documentary of the successful career and assassination of San Francisco's first elected gay councilor. Director:Rob Epstein |
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The Times of Harvey Milk (1984) 8.1
A documentary of the successful career and assassination of San Francisco's first elected gay councilor. Director:Rob Epstein |
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| Harvey Milk | ... |
Himself
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| Harvey Fierstein | ... |
Narrator
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Anne Kronenberg | ... |
Herself
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Tory Hartmann | ... |
Herself
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Tom Ammiano | ... |
Himself
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Jim Elliot | ... |
Himself
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Henry Der | ... |
Himself
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Jeannine Yeomans | ... |
Herself
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Bill Kraus | ... |
Himself
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Sally M. Gearhart | ... |
Herself
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John Briggs | ... |
Himself
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| Jerry Brown | ... |
Himself
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| Jimmy Carter | ... |
Himself
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Dianne Feinstein | ... |
Herself
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David Fowler | ... |
Himself - TV Interviewer of Dan White
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Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Harvey Milk and San Francisco Mayor George Moscone were assassinated by Supervisor Dan White on November 27, 1978. Milk's life leading up to his election, his successful efforts to politically represent San Francisco's gay community, and the city's reaction to the assassinations are documented with extensive news film and personal recollections. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
I felt it was a powerful film as I saw it as a new arrival in SF in 1984. I didn't understand its power, though, until the documentary ended and the theather kept the lights very low. As I got up and started walking to the exit, I realized that most of the audience kept their seats. Very odd, since the credits and EVERYTHING had ended. The folks were just sitting and crying.
Art has historically been used to let people rethink and understand the events of their times. (Think Shakespeare.) This film is that type of "art".