Before Stonewall (1984)
Genre Documentary
Studio First Run Features
Movie Release Date 1984
Language English
Audience Rating NR (Not Rated)
Running Time 87 mins
Format DVD
Color Color
Cast
Ann Bannon
Barbara Gittings
Audre Lorde
Rita Mae Brown
Crew
Director Greta Schiller
Director J. Scagliotti
Plot
Documentary. Archival footage from the 1920s to the 1969 Greenwich Village riots at the Stonewall Inn. "Before Stonewall examines the background to this sudden burst of political energy, from the social experimentation of the Roaring Twenties, and the discovery of the size of the gay population during WWII, to the scapegoating of homosexuals during the McCarthy era, and the development of the early homophile rights movement, portraying the history of homosexual experience in America." Featuring filmed recollections. Andrea Weiss acted as an archival research director. Schiller did some camera work.
Personal Details
My Rating 8
Index 175
Collection Status Not In Collection
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Edition Details
Barcode 720229911030
Region Region 1
Release Date 5/18/2004
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital Stereo [English]
No. of Disks/Tapes 1