Now, before we get into the essentials of how you can watch 'The Celluloid Closet' right now, here are some notable highlights about the ZDF, ARTE, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, HBO, Telling Pictures, Channel 4 Television history flick. The Celluloid Closet starring Lily Tomlin, Tony Curtis, Susan Sarandon, Gore Vidal has a R rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 42 min. The release date of the movie is March 15th, 1996. The movie received a user score of 71/100 on TMDb, which comes from reviews from 109 engaged users.
Thinking about what happens in this film? Here's the plot: "Exuberant, eye-opening movie that serves up a dazzling hundred-year history of the role of gay men and lesbians have had on the silver screen. Film contains fabulous footage from 120 films showing the changing face of cinema sexuality, from cruel stereotypes to covert love to the activist triumphs of the 1990s."
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'The Celluloid Closet' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on March 15th, 1996
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
May 29th, 2001
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