The Times of Harvey Milk
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| The Times of Harvey Milk | |
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| Directed by | Rob Epstein |
| Produced by | Richard Schmiechen Rob Epstein |
| Written by | Rob Epstein Carter Wilson Judith Coburn |
| Narrated by | Harvey Fierstein |
| Starring | Harvey Milk Dan White George Moscone Dianne Feinstein Anne Kronenberg Tom Ammiano |
| Music by | Mark Isham |
| Cinematography | Frances Reid |
| Editing by | Rob Epstein Deborah Hoffmann |
| Distributed by | New Yorker Films |
| Release date(s) | October 26, 1984 |
| Running time | 90 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Times of Harvey Milk is a 1984 documentary film produced in the United States and premiered at The Telluride Film Festival, the New York Film Festival[1], and then on November 1, 1984 at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco.[2][3]
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[edit] Plot
The Times of Harvey Milk, conceived and directed by Rob Epstein and produced by Richard Schmiechen, documents the political career of Harvey Milk, who was San Francisco's first openly gay supervisor. The film, at times humorous, at times tragic, documents the rise of Milk from a neighborhood activist to becoming a symbol of gay political achievement, through to his assassination at San Francisco's city hall, and the Dan White trial and aftermath.
[edit] Cast
- Harvey Fierstein (narrator)
- Harvey Milk as Himself (archive footage)
- Dan White as Himself (archive footage)
- George Moscone as Himself (archive footage)
- Dianne Feinstein as Herself (archive footage)
- Anne Kronenberg as Herself
- Tom Ammiano as Himself
- Jimmy Carter as Himself (archive footage)
[edit] Featured people
The film was produced after Milk's death using original interviews, exclusive documentary footage, news reports, and archival footage, so that Milk is credited as the lead (posthumously). Other politicians including San Francisco mayor George Moscone (who was assassinated with Milk), and Moscone's successor and now United States Senator Dianne Feinstein appear in archival footage. The movie opens with a tearful Feinstein delivering her announcement to the media that Moscone and Milk had been assassinated by Dan White.
Also featured in the film is then-schoolteacher Tom Ammiano, who has been a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors since 1994, and was recently elected to the California State Assembly.
The film was narrated by Harvey Fierstein with an original score by Mark Isham.
The film was directed by Rob Epstein and produced Richard Schmiechen. Richard Schmiechen died from AIDS several years after the completion of the film.
Visit the official site: [[1]]
[edit] Awards
The film won the Academy Award for best documentary film in 1985, [4] and was awarded Special Jury Prize at the first Sundance Film Festival, among other awards. [5]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.tellingpictures.com/films/hm/hm_hist.html
- ^ http://www.thetimesofharveymilk.com/
- ^ www.tellingpictures.com
- ^ "NY Times: The Times of Harvey Milk". NY Times. Retrieved on 2008-11-16.
- ^ "IMDb: The Times of Harvey Milk". IMDb. Retrieved on 2008-11-16.
[edit] External links
- The Times of Harvey Milk at the Internet Movie Database
- The Times of Harvey Milk at Allmovie
- The Times of Harvey Milk at Box Office Mojo
- Full Movie on Hulu
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' |
Academy Award for Documentary Feature 1984 |
Succeeded by Broken Rainbow |