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The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)

The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)

Documentary

He was powerful, charismatic, compassionate and gay. After eleven months in office he was assassinated.

Release Date: 1984, October 7
Directors: Rob Epstein
Countries: United States of America
Production: UCLA School of Film and Television, Black Sand Productions, pacific arts
Cast: Harvey Fierstein, Jerry Brown, Dan White, Jimmy Carter, Harvey Milk, Dianne Feinstein, Jim Elliot, David Fowler, Sally M. Gearhart, Anne Kronenberg, Tory Hartmann, Tom Ammiano

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.

Keywords:

biography lgbt gay theme politics 1970s california envy politician neighborhood san francisco, california political campaign assassination mayor american history small business civil rights political assassination lgbt activist gay history charismatic leader representation double murder lgbt activism lgbt rights stigma politician death