The times of Harvey Milk /

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 i...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Black Sand Productions, New Yorker Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	Schmiechen, Richard, 1947-1993, Epstein, Robert P., 1955-, Milk, Harvey, Kronenberg, Anne, Hartmann, Tory, Ammiano, Tom, Movement (Musician), Der, Henry, Yeomans, Jeannine, Kraus, Bill, Gearhart, Sally Miller, 1931-, Fierstein, Harvey, 1952-
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : New Yorker Video, [2004]
Edition:	20th anniversary collector's ed.
Subjects:	Milk, Harvey. Gay politicians > California > San Francisco. Assassination > California > San Francisco. Gay men > California > San Francisco > Biography. Gay liberation movement > United States. San Francisco (Calif.) > Politics and government. Documentary films. Nonfiction films.

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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.
Item Description:	Originally aired as a television documentary in 1984. Special features: disk 1: commentary with Rob Epstein, Deborah Hoffman, and Daniel Nicoletta. disk 2: outtakes featurette: Harvey speaks out; Academy Award's presentation 1985; San Francisco premiere - Castro Theatre; Rob Epstein and Tom Ammiano at the Director's Guild Los Angeles; Dan White update; alternate ending; 1st anniversary: Mayor Dianne Feinstein; 25th anniversary: Harry Britt: Harvey Milk's appointed successor; Chris Moscone, George Moscone's son; The Dan White case revisited; Stuart Milk, Harvey Milk's nephew; candlelight memorial; filmmaker's photo gallery; theatrical trailer. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 mono.
Audience:	MPAA rating: not rated.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Frances Reid ; editors, Rob Epstein, Deborah Hoffman ; music, Mark Isham ; production designer, Michael McNeil.
ISBN:	1567303501 9781567303506 1567303587 9781567303582