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The Times of Harvey Milk

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The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)

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Reviews Counted: 13 Fresh: 13  Rotten:0 Average Rating: 8.3/10
Runtime: 90 mins
Synopsis:
Winner of the 1984 Academy Award for best documentary, this is the moving and ultimately life-affirming portrait of the first openly gay man elected to political office in California. Milk's tremendous courage and humanity, as he fought for the civil rights of all people, soars above the... [More]
Winner of the 1984 Academy Award for best documentary, this is the moving and ultimately life-affirming portrait of the first openly gay man elected to political office in California. Milk's tremendous courage and humanity, as he fought for the civil rights of all people, soars above the prejudices of his day. The film chronicles the successes of his life, the tragedy of his assassination, and the uproar which greeted Dan White's infamous "Twinkie Defense." [Less]

Genre: Education/General Interest

Director: Rob Epstein
Producer: Richard Schmiechen
Composer: Mark Isham

DVD Info

Release:

Jun 1, 2004

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. Rob Epstein - Director, Deborah Hoffmann - Editor, Daniel Nicoletta
  • Featurettes - 1. "Harvey Speaks Out"
  • 2. San Francisco Premiere - Castro Theatre
  • 3. Rob Epstein and Tom Ammiano at the Director's Guild Los Angeles
  • 4. Academy Awards Presentation - 1985
  • 5. "1st Anniversary: Mayor Dianne Feinstein"
  • 6. "25th Anniversary: Harry Britt, Chris Moscone, The Don White Case Revisited, Stuart Milk, Candlelight Memorial"
  • Alternate Ending

Text/Image Galleries:

  • Filmmakers' Photo Gallery
  • Awards
  • Don White Update

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White comes across, even if one ignores his political and social opinions, as a Travis Bickle who used his outward persona to achieve the first rung of public office. The interviews with him are far more fascinating than those with Milk, just as evil is f

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06/15/07 01:21 PM
Douglas Pratt
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A chronicle of a significant chapter in gay history as well as a portrait of an endearing figure.

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01/09/07 09:55 AM
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10/23/04 10:45 PM
Roger Ebert
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Must-see for anyone interested in human rights.

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07/23/04 11:00 AM
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07/03/04 03:22 PM
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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A richly detailed film that takes the story beyond White to create a vivid impression of a specific time and place.

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06/25/04 10:24 AM
Matt Brunson
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It’s one thing for a documentary to claim a person great, it’s something else entirely to convince the audience they have an active role in fulfilling his legacy.

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06/04/04 02:31 PM
Eric Henderson
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Melodramatically one-sided, but compelling -- and indelible just the same. El Presidente could benefit from a look.

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01/26/04 02:44 AM
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05/20/03 05:12 PM
Janet Maslin
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One of the best, most moving documentaries I've ever seen

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10/16/02 01:09 PM
Ken Hanke
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07/26/02 08:09 AM
Philip Martin
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04/15/02 08:13 AM
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