Rent The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
4.1 of 5 from 74 ratings
1h 28min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
A true twentieth-century trailblazer, 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. The Oscar-winning 'The Times of Harvey Milk', directed by Robert Epstein and produced by Richard Schmiechen, was as groundbreaking as its subject. 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. This exhilarating trove of original documentary material and archival footage is as much a vivid portrait of a time and place (San Francisco's historic Castro District in the seventies) as a testament to the legacy of a political visionary. - Actors:
- Harvey Fierstein, Harvey Milk, Anne Kronenberg, Tory Hartmann, Tom Ammiano, Jim Elliot, Henry Der, Jeannine Yeomans, Bill Kraus, Sally M. Gearhart, John Briggs, Jerry Brown, Jimmy Carter, Dianne Feinstein, David Fowler, Joseph Freitas, Terence Hallinan, George Moscone, Dan White
- Directors:
- Rob Epstein
- Producers:
- Rob Epstein, Richard Schmiechen
- Voiced By:
- Harvey Fierstein
- Narrated By:
- Harvey Fierstein
- Writers:
- Judith Coburn, Carter Wilson, Rob Epstein
- Others:
- Richard Schmiechen, Robert Epstein
- Studio:
- Lace
- Genres:
- Classics, Documentary, Lesbian & Gay, Special Interest
- Collections:
- A History of Gay Cinema: According to Hollywood, Drama Films & TV
- Awards:
1985 Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize Documentary #4
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 05/10/2020
- Run Time:
- 88 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary featuring director Robert Epstein, coeditor Deborah Hoffmann, and photographer Daniel Nicoletta
- Interview clips not used in the film
- Interview with documentary filmmaker Jon Else from 2011
- Program from 2011 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
- Original Theatrical Trailer
