Milk (2008)
The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an activist for gay rights and inspires others to join him in his fight for equal rights that should be available to all Americans.
Director: Gus Van Sant
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Sean Penn as Harvey Milk |
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Emile Hirsch as Cleve Jones |
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Josh Brolin as Dan White |
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Diego Luna as Jack Lira |
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James Franco as Scott Smith |
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Alison Pill as Anne Kronenberg |
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Victor Garber as Mayor Moscone |
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Denis O'Hare as John Briggs |
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Joseph Cross as Dick Pabich |
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Stephen Spinella as Rick Stokes |
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Boyd Holbrook as Denton Smith |
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Lucas Grabeel as Danny Nicoletta |
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Jeff Koons as Art Agnos |
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Brent Corrigan as Telephone Tree #3 |
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Dave Franco as Telephone Tree #5 |
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Elias McConnell as Telephone Tree #8 |
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Ashlee Temple as Dianne Feinstein |
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Brandon Boyce as Jim Rivaldo |
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Kelvin Yu as Michael Wong |
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Cleve Jones as Don Amador |
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Dustin Lance Black as Castro Clone |
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Joshua Grannell as Peaches Christ |
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Blake Cooper Griffin as Castro Man |
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Tim Halpin as SFPD Motor Cop |
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Richard Gross as Riot Cop |
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Drew Kuhse as Pizza Delivery Man |
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Catherine Cook as Opera Performer - Tosca |
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Joe Meyers as Opera Performer - Spoletta |
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Ryan Hellquist as Law Student (uncredited) |
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Anita Bryant as Self (archive footage) |
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Walter Cronkite as Self (archive footage) |
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Ronald Reagan as Self (archive footage) |
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Harvey Milk as Self (archive footage) |
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Dan White as Self (archive footage) |
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Howard Rosenman as David Goodstein |
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Lynn McRee as Moscone's Secretary |
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Jerry Brown as Self (archive footage) |
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Frank M. Robinson as Frank Robinson |
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Ted Jan Roberts as Dennis Peron |
| Production | Bruce Cohen | Producer |
| Directing | Gus Van Sant | Director |
| Editing | Elliot Graham | Editor |
| Camera | Harris Savides | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Dustin Lance Black | Writer |
| Crew | Mike Martinez | Stunts |
| Crew | Michael E. Phillips | Thanks |
| Visual Effects | Roger Mocenigo | Additional Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Syd Dutton | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Catherine Sudolcan | Visual Effects Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Valerie White | Set Costumer |
| Visual Effects | Tsui Ling Toomer | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Bill Taylor | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Chel White | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Art | Susan Alegria | Assistant Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Victoria DeKay | Costume Supervisor |
| Sound | Danny Elfman | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Tom Sindicich | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Production | Dustin Lance Black | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karen Bradley | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Francine Maisler | Casting |
| Sound | Chris David | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gretchen Davis | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Debra Dietrich | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Steven E. Anderson | Makeup Department Head |
| Sound | Felix Andrew | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Leslie Shatz | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Art | Barbara Munch | Set Decoration |
| Production | William Horberg | Executive Producer |
| Production | Bruna Papandrea | Executive Producer |
| Production | Dan Jinks | Producer |
| Visual Effects | Casey Cannon | Visual Effects Producer |
| Art | Charley Beal | Art Direction |
| Sound | Neil Riha | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Leslie Shatz | Sound Designer |
| Art | Bill Groom | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael White | Hair Department Head |
| Visual Effects | Eric D. Christensen | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Danny Glicker | Costume Design |
| Production | Michael London | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jennifer Tremont | Hairstylist |
| Production | Barbara A. Hall | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Gus Van Sant | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Brian Dunlop | Sound Effects Editor |
| Editing | Michael Hatzer | Digital Intermediate Colorist |
| Art | Jay Johnson | Title Designer |
| Production | Lauren Grey | Casting Associate |
| Camera | Will Arnot | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Will Arnot | Steadicam Operator |
| Crew | Rocky Capella | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Kevin Bailey | Stunts |
| Crew | Jennifer Caputo | Stunts |
| Crew | Chris Carnel | Stunts |
| Crew | Paul Crawford | Stunts |
| Crew | Tom Ficke | Stunts |
| Crew | John Hay | Stunts |
| Crew | Kevin Larson | Stunts |
| Crew | Tim Meredith | Stunts |
| Crew | Danton Mew | Stunts |
| Crew | Jeff Mosley | Stunts |
| Crew | Michael Owen | Stunts |
| Crew | Rex Reddick | Stunts |
| Sound | Jack Heeren | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Goro Koyama | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Andy Malcolm | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Don White | Foley Mixer |
| Directing | David Webb | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | John R. Saunders | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Chad Owens | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria O'Reilly | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sterfon Demings | Hairstylist |