| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in |
| Summary |
"Documents the life, career, and assassination of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay person elected to public office in San Francisco. Milk was shot to death, along with mayor George Moscone, by city supervisor Dan White on Nov. 22, 1978; White was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and was paroled in 1985. Examines Milk's life leading up to his assassination, his successful efforts to politically represent San Francisco's gay community, and the city's reaction to the assassinations through extensive news footage and personal recollections." -- web |
| Notes |
Off-air recording of World Movies, broadcast November 15, 2007. Copied under Part Va of the Copyright Act |
| Credits |
Directed by Rob Epstein; produced by Richard Schmiechen; director of photography, Frances Reid ; editors, Rob Epstein, Deborah Hoffman ; music, Mark Isham ; production designer, Michael McNeil |
| Performer |
Harvey Milk, Anne Kronenberg, Tory Hartmann, Tom Ammiano, Jim Elliot, Henry Der, Jeannine Yeomans, Bill Kraus, Sally M. Gearhart |
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Narrated by Harvey Fierstein |
| Notes |
Originally aired as a television documentary 1984 |
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DVD |
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Rated: M |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
| Subject |
Milk, Harvey
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Gay politicians -- California -- San Francisco
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Assassination -- California -- San Francisco
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Gay men -- California -- San Francisco -- Biography
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Gay liberation movement -- United States
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| SUBJECT |
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Politics and government
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| Author |
Epstein, Robert P., 1955-
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Gearhart, Sally Miller, 1931-
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Fierstein, Harvey, 1954-
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Kraus, Bill
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Movement (Musician)
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Milk, Harvey
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Kronenberg, Anne
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Hartmann, Tory
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Ammiano, Tom
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Der, Henry
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Yeomans, Jeannine
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World Movies Channel (Firm)
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