The times of Harvey Milk /
A portrait of the life and career of Harvey Milk, a charismatic grass-roots activist, and one of the first avowed homosexuals elected to political office. Through television news footage and interviews, follows him from his early days as a Castro Street businessman to his murder, along with San Fra...
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| Format: | Video VHS |
| Language: | English |
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Beverly Hills, CA :
Pacific Arts Video,
[1986?]
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| Summary: | A portrait of the life and career of Harvey Milk, a charismatic grass-roots activist, and one of the first avowed homosexuals elected to political office. Through television news footage and interviews, follows him from his early days as a Castro Street businessman to his murder, along with San Francisco Mayor George Moscone, in 1978. Relates these events to the ongoing movement for gay rights in the United States. |
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| Item Description: | Videocassette release of the 1984 documentary. "PAV632." Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videocassette (88 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. |
| Format: | VHS. |
| Audience: | Sociology. |
| Awards: | Academy Awards, 1984: Best Documentary Feature (Richard Schmiechen, Robert Epstein) |
| Production Credits: | Cinematography, Frances Reid ; editors, Deborah Hoffman and Robert Epstein ; music, Mark Isham ; narrator, Harvey Fierstein. |