Wer war Harvey Milk? (1984)
San Francisco in den 70er Jahren: Rund um die Castro Street entsteht die erste von Schwulen und Lesben geprägte Nachbarschaft der USA. Zum Symbol für das wachsende Selbstbewusstsein der queeren Menschen des Viertels wird der Aktivist Harvey Milk: Als selbsternannter Bürgermeister der Castro Street kämpft er für gleiche Rechte – und wird als erster offen schwuler Mann zum Stadtrat gewählt. Knapp elf Monate später wird Harvey Milk im Rathaus von einem politischen Rivalen erschossen. Doch als Ikone queerer Selbstermächtigung bleibt er unsterblich.
Der Regisseur: Rob Epstein
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Harvey Milk as Self (archive footage) |
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Harvey Fierstein as Narrator (voice) |
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Anne Kronenberg as Self |
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Tory Hartmann as Self |
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Tom Ammiano as Self |
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Jim Elliot as Self |
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Henry Der as Self |
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Jeannine Yeomans as Self |
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Bill Kraus as Self |
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Sally M. Gearhart as Self |
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John Briggs as Self (archive footage) |
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Jerry Brown as Self (archive footage) |
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Jimmy Carter as Self (archive footage) |
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Dianne Feinstein as Self (archive footage) |
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David Fowler as Self (archive footage) |
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Joseph Freitas as Self (archive footage) |
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Terence Hallinan as Self (archive footage) |
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George Moscone as Self (archive footage) |
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Dan White as Self (archive footage) |
| Directing | Rob Epstein | Director |
| Production | Richard Schmiechen | Producer |
| Production | Rob Epstein | Producer |
| Production | Gregory W. Bex | Associate Producer |
| Sound | John Benson | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Frances Reid | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Mark Isham | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Deborah Hoffmann | Editor |
| Editing | Rob Epstein | Editor |
| Writing | Judith Coburn | Other |
| Writing | Carter Wilson | Other |
| Writing | Rob Epstein | Writer |
| Art | Michael McNeil | Production Design |
| Sound | Sara Chin | Other |
| Sound | Lee Dichter | Other |
| Sound | Dan Gleich | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Michael Levin | Other |
| Sound | Elizabeth Stevens | Other |
| Camera | Peter Adair | Additional Camera |
| Camera | Doug Dunderdale | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Jon Else | Additional Camera |
| Camera | Nancy Morita | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Thomas O'Shea | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Emiko Omori | Additional Camera |
| Visual Effects | Gary Becker | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Jeffrey Friedman | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Chris Kogler | Animation |
| Editing | Crystal Chan | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Greg Chapnick | Negative Cutter |
| Editing | Pip Karmel | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Thomas O'Shea | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Brenda Sowa | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Randy Sellgren | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Peter Adair | Other |
| Production | Teresa Bergman | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Allan Bérubé | Other |
| Production | Randall Coleman | Production Assistant |
| Production | Cheryl Drake | Production Assistant |
| Production | Robert Galloway | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Tracy Gary | Other |
| Crew | Kennan P. Gault | Other |
| Crew | Ellen Gelger | Other |
| Production | Anne Gorfinkle | Production Secretary |
| Crew | Robert Hawk | Other |
| Crew | David Hollander | Other |
| Production | Mary Ann Hutson | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Melissa Katsus | Other |
| Production | Jonel Larson | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Terry Lawler | Other |
| Crew | Peter Lowy | Other |
| Production | Ellen Martin | Production Assistant |
| Production | Dennis McGowan | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Dolores Neuman | Other |
| Crew | Dick Pabich | Other |
| Crew | Vito Russo | Other |
| Crew | Tony Russomanno | Other |
| Crew | Scott Thomas Smith | Other |
| Crew | John Wright | Other |
| Production | John Wright | Production Assistant |
| Production | Wendy Zheutlin | Researcher |
| Crew | Robert Shoup | Thanks |
| Crew | Jeff Watts | Thanks |