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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