The times of Harvey Milk
This documentary examines the political life of the self-proclaimed "Mayor Of Castro Street," N.Y. stockbroker turned San Francisco activist Harvey Milk, the first openly gay politician elected to public office in California. Milk was elected to a City Supervisor position in the '70s, when a success...
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| Format: | Videos DVD |
| Language: | English |
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[Irvington, NY] :
Criterion Collection,
2011.
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| Summary: | This documentary examines the political life of the self-proclaimed "Mayor Of Castro Street," N.Y. stockbroker turned San Francisco activist Harvey Milk, the first openly gay politician elected to public office in California. Milk was elected to a City Supervisor position in the '70s, when a successful gay politician was an anomaly, but Milk made the most of his brief time in power. When Dan White killed Milk and Mayor George Moscone, the loss experienced by Milk's supporters was profound. White robbed the gay-rights movement of a charismatic leader and eloquent voice, but he accidentally gave it something a smart political operative like Milk would surely have appreciated the power and value of: a bona fide martyr. |
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| Item Description: | Film preserved by UCLA Film and Television Archive, funding by the Ahmanson Foundation in association with the Sundance Institute. Originally produced as a documentary in 1984. Booklet includes the essays "Making history" by B. Ruby Rich, "Harvey's enduring legacy" by Stuart Milk, and "Restoring 'The times of Harvey Milk'" by Ross Lipman. |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (88 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (27 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm). |
| Format: | DVD; region 1, NTSC, 2.0 Dolby digital surround; 1.33:1 aspect ratio. |
| Awards: | Academy Award for Best Documentary, Features (Rob Epstein, Richard Schmiechen), 1985. |
| Production Credits: | Edited by Deborah Hoffmann and Robert Epstein ; cinematography, Frances Reid ; original music composed and performed by Mark Isham ; research, Wendy Zheutlin, Mellissa Katsus. |
| ISBN: | 9781604653953 1604653957 |
| Access: | Educational and home use only. |
