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Before Stonewall

First Run Features | Release Date: June 27, 1985

Summary: In 1969 the police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City's Greenwich Village, leading to three nights of rioting by the city's gay community. With this outpouring of courage and unity the gay liberation movement had begun. Before Stonewall pries open the closet door, setting free the dramatic story of the sometimes horrifying public and private existences experienced by LGBT Americans since the early 1900's. Revealing and often humorous, this widely acclaimed film relives the emotionally-charged sparking of today's gay rights movement, from the events that led to the fevered 1969 riots to many other milestones in the brave fight for acceptance. Experience the fascinating and unforgettable, decade-by-decade history of homosexuality in America through eye-opening historical footage and amazing interviews with those who lived through an often brutal closeted history. [First Run Features]

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Runtime:	87 min
Rating:	Unrated
Official Site:	http://www.firstrunfeatures.com/beforestonewall.html
Production:	Before Stonewall Inc.
Genres:	History, Documentary
Country:	US
Language:	English

Director	Credit
Greta Schiller	Director
Robert Rosenberg	Director

Principal Cast	Credit
Ann Bannon	Herself - University Professor
Carroll Davis	Himself - Performer
George Buse	Himself - Newspaper Reporter, Former Army Chaplain
Gladys Bentley	Herself - Nightclub Singer
Ivy Bottini	Herself - Former Housewife, Co-Founder N.Y. N.O.W.
Lisa Ben	Herself - Former Secretary
Martin Duberman	Himself - Historian And Playwright
Maua Adele Ajanaku	Herself - Activist And Teacher
Red Jordan Arobateau	Himself - Writer
Rita Mae Brown	Narrator

Cast	Credit
Allen Ginsberg	Himself
Barbara Gittings	Herself - Gay Activist
Barbara Grier	Herself - Publisher
Grant Gallup	Himself
Mabel Hampton	Herself - Dancer, Former Domestic Worker

Producer	Credit
Greta Schiller	Producer
John Scagliotti	Producer
Robert Rosenberg	Producer