Vito
14/10/2011
2h
In the aftermath of Stonewall, a newly politicized Vito Russo found his voice as a gay activist and critic of LGBTQ+ representation in the media. He went on to write "The Celluloid Closet", the first book to critique Hollywood's portrayals of gays on screen. During the AIDS crisis in the 1980s, Vito became a passionate advocate for justice via the newly formed ACT UP, before his death in 1990.
Cast
Vito Russo
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Larry Kramer
Self
Lily Tomlin
Self
Rob Epstein
Self
Bruce Vilanch
Self
Armistead Maupin
Self
Richard Berkowitz
Self
Malcolm Boyd
Self
Tommi Avicolli Mecca
Self
Jenni Olson
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Richard Barrios
Self
Joseph Brewer
Self
Jim Fouratt
Self
Jeffrey Friedman
Self
Howard Grossman
Self
Robert Hawk
Self
Karla Jay
Self
Arnie Kantrowitz
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Michael Lumpkin
Self
Eric Marcus
Self
Marcia Pally
Self
Howard Rosenman
Self
Gabriel Rotello
Self
Michael Schiavi
Self
Michelangelo Signorile
Self
Nancy Stoller
Self
Sean O. Strub
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Mark Thompson
Self
Tom Brokaw
Self (archive)
Bette Davis
Self (archive)
Doris Day
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Marlene Dietrich
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Albert Finney
Self (archive)
Joan Fontaine
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Greta Garbo
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Judy Garland
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Jesse Helms
Self
Audrey Hepburn
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Rock Hudson
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Marsha P. Johnson
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Al Jolson
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Shirley MacLaine
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Bette Midler
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Harvey Milk
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Carmen Miranda
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Jean O'Leary
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Nancy Reagan
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Ronald Reagan
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Sylvia Rivera
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Jeffrey Sevcik
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Norma Shearer
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Charles Socarides
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Larry Speakes
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Barbra Streisand
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Grady Sutton
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Conrad Veidt
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Mike Wallace
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Mae West
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Randy Wicker
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