The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)

User Rating:

8.5/10   

Director:

Rob Epstein

Writers:

Judith Coburn (narration)
Rob Epstein (written by)

Release Date:

20 September 1985 (Finland)

Genre:

Documentary | Biography | History

Plot:

A documentary of the successful career and assasination of San Francisco's first elected gay councillor.

Plot Keywords:

Harvey Milk | Assassination | 1970s | Homosexual History | Riot

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 7 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Harvey Milk	...	Himself (archive footage)
Harvey Fierstein	...	Narrator (voice)
Anne Kronenberg	...	Herself
Tory Hartmann	...	Herself
Tom Ammiano	...	Himself
Jim Elliot	...	Himself
Henry Der	...	Himself
Jeannine Yeomans	...	Herself
Bill Kraus	...	Himself
Sally M. Gearhart	...	Herself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Briggs	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jerry Brown	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jimmy Carter	...	Himself (archive footage)
Dianne Feinstein	...	Herself (archive footage)
David Fowler	...	Himself - TV Interviewer of Dan White (archive footage)
Joseph Freitas	...	Himself (archive footage)
Terence Hallinan	...	Himself (archive footage)
George Moscone	...	Himself (archive footage)
Dan White	...	Himself (archive footage)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | UK:15 | Australia:PG | Finland:S

Filming Locations:

San Francisco, California, USA

Company:

Black Sand Productions

Quotes:

[first lines]
Dianne Feinstein: As president of the board of supervisors, it's my duty to make this announcement. Both Mayor Moscone and supervisor Harvey Milk have been shot and killed.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Boys Life: Three Stories of Love, Lust, and Liberation (1994)

Wonderful, moving, heartbreaking

"The Times of Harvey Milk" is one of my two favorite documentaries of all time, along with "Roger & Me." Through interviews with his friends, acquaintances, and political allies, Harvey Milk is really brought to life and a wonderful and inspirational human being. It's an especially moving story for me, since I grew up in Berkeley, just across the Bay from San Francisco - but you can enjoy this movie regardless of where you're from. I've seen "The Times of Harvey Milk" about five times now, and I've cried every time. Just thinking of the opening shot of Diane Feinstein saying, "Mayor Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk have been shot - and killed" to a shocked crowd of reporters chokes me up.