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The Times of Harvey Milk

Documentary and Nonfiction Film

The Times of Harvey Milk is a 1984 documentary directed by Robert Epstein, chronicling the political career of Harvey Milk, one of the first openly gay elected officials in the United States as a San Francisco city supervisor, his 1978 assassination by former supervisor Dan White, and the public anger that followed White's comparatively lenient manslaughter conviction. Built from archival news footage and interviews with Milk's friends, colleagues and fellow activists, the film situates his career within the broader gay rights movement of 1970s San Francisco. The Times of Harvey Milk won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and is widely regarded as one of the most significant American documentaries on LGBT history and civil rights.

Facts
Classification
Original Language
English 1
Award
Sundance Special Jury Prize Documentary 1
Release Year
1984 1
CountrySourced to the subject's own account
United States 2
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Created By

Rob Epstein, Figures
Source The Times of Harvey Milk (Wikipedia)

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Film, Media Forms
Source The Times of Harvey Milk (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikidata: The Times of Harvey Milk
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2. The Times of Harvey Milk (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead sentence (release year), en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Times_of_Harvey_Milk
    The Times of Harvey Milk is a 1984 American documentary film that premiered at the Telluride Film Festival, the New York Film Festival, and then on November 1, 1984, at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco.
  • Lead sentence (country), en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Times_of_Harvey_Milk
    The Times of Harvey Milk is a 1984 American documentary film that premiered at the Telluride Film Festival, the New York Film Festival, and then on November 1, 1984, at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco.
  • Lead sentence (release year), en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Times_of_Harvey_Milk, original language
    The Times of Harvey Milk is a 1984 American documentary film that premiered at the Telluride Film Festival, the New York Film Festival, and then on November 1, 1984, at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco.
  • In Medium: Film, Article lead sentence
    The Times of Harvey Milk is a 1984 American documentary film that premiered at the Telluride Film Festival, the New York Film Festival, and then on November 1, 1984, at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco.
  • Created By: Rob Epstein, Article lead sentence
    The film was directed by Rob Epstein, produced by Richard Schmiechen, and narrated by Harvey Fierstein, with an original score by Mark Isham.
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The Times of Harvey Milk (Wikidata)
Wikidata P166: Sundance Special Jury Prize Documentary
Quote, Wikidata P166: Sundance Special Jury Prize Documentary
Wikidata P166 (award received): Sundance Special Jury Prize Documentary.
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