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The times of Harvey Milk
Title
The times of Harvey Milk / Janus Films ; Black Sand Productions presents ; produced by Richard Schmiechen ; directed by Robert Epstein ; narration writers, Judith Coburn and Carter Wilson ; a production of Robert Epstein and Richard Schmiechen and the Television Laboratory at WNET/Thirteen.
ISBN
9781604653953
1604653957
Published
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, 2011.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (88 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (27 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm).
Notes
Film preserved by UCLA Film and Television Archive, funding by the Ahmanson Foundation in association with the Sundance Institute.
Originally produced as a documentary in 1984.
Booklet includes the essays "Making history" by B. Ruby Rich, "Harvey's enduring legacy" by Stuart Milk, and "Restoring 'The times of Harvey Milk'" by Ross Lipman.
Edited by Deborah Hoffmann and Robert Epstein ; cinematography, Frances Reid ; original music composed and performed by Mark Isham ; research, Wendy Zheutlin, Mellissa Katsus.
Soundtrack in English, with optional subtitles in English.
Academy Award for Best Documentary, Features (Rob Epstein, Richard Schmiechen), 1985.
Summary
This documentary examines the political life of the self-proclaimed "Mayor Of Castro Street," N.Y. stockbroker turned San Francisco activist Harvey Milk, the first openly gay politician elected to public office in California. Milk was elected to a City Supervisor position in the '70s, when a successful gay politician was an anomaly, but Milk made the most of his brief time in power. When Dan White killed Milk and Mayor George Moscone, the loss experienced by Milk's supporters was profound. White robbed the gay-rights movement of a charismatic leader and eloquent voice, but he accidentally gave it something a smart political operative like Milk would surely have appreciated the power and value of: a bona fide martyr.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 11, 2018
Series
Criterion collection ; 557.
Credits
Edited by Deborah Hoffmann and Robert Epstein ; cinematography, Frances Reid ; original music composed and performed by Mark Isham ; research, Wendy Zheutlin, Mellissa Katsus.
Performers
Narrated by Harvey Fierstein ; commentators Anne Kronenberg, Tory Hartmann, Tom Ammiano, Jim Elliot, Henry Der, Jeannine Yeomans, Bill Kraus, and Sally M. Gearhart.
System details note
DVD; region 1, NTSC, 2.0 Dolby digital surround; 1.33:1 aspect ratio.
Contents
Disc 1: the film. The times of Harvey Milk
Harvey's political will
Mayor of Castro Street
A new kind of politics
Campaign for supervisor
Something new at city hall
Advancing the issues
San Francisco's Gay Rights Bill
Proposition 6
Road to victory
Dan White resigns
Tragedy at city hall
Candlelight march
The trial
"He got away with murder"
Hope
Closing credits
Color bars ; (88 min.) (); Special features: Commentary [audio feature] by Robert Epsteiin, Deborah Hoffmann, Daniel Nicoletta; Postscript (3 min.); Trailer (3 min.).
Disc 2: the supplements: Featurettes Jon Else (20 min); Two films, one legacy (23 min.); Harvey Milk recordings: "Out of the bars and into the streets" [audio] (14 min.); Texas Gay Conference Five [audio] (48 min.); Harvey Milk speaks out [video] (3 min.); Anti-Proposition 6 election night party [audio] (10 min.); Harvey Milk's political will [audio] (13 min.); Director's research tapes [video]: Scott Smith (80 min.); Bob Ross (53 min.); Amber Hollibaugh (44 min.); Cleve Jones (30 min.); Lillian Sing (15 min.); Hank Wilson (10 min.); From the Castro to the Oscars: Premiere at the Castro Theatre (8 min.); A night at the Oscars (3 min.); The Dan White case: News clips (4 min.); Panel discussion (30 min.); Harry Britt, Milk's successor (10 min.); Candlelight memorial (7 min.).
Subjects
Genre/Form
Documentary films.
Biographical films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Political films.
Also listed under
Black Sand Productions.
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.). Television Laboratory.
Criterion Collection (Firm)
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