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The times of Harvey Milk
Title:
The times of Harvey Milk
ISBN:
9781567303506
Edition:
20th anniversary collector's ed.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : New Yorker Video, c2004.
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (88 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Originally aired as a television documentary in 1984.

Special features: disk 1: commentary with Rob Epstein, Deborah Hoffman, and Daniel Nicoletta. disk 2: outtakes featurette: Harvey speaks out; Academy Award's presentation 1985; San Francisco premiere - Castro Theatre; Rob Epstein and Tom Ammiano at the Director's Guild Los Angeles; Dan White update; alternate ending; 1st anniversary: Mayor Dianne Feinstein; 25th anniversary: Harry Britt: Harvey Milk's appointed successor; Chris Moscone, George Moscone's son; The Dan White case revisited; Stuart Milk, Harvey Milk's nephew; candlelight memorial; filmmaker's photo gallery; theatrical trailer.
Personal Subject:
Summary:
Documents the life, career, and assassination of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay person elected to public office in San Francisco. Milk was shot to death, along with mayor George Moscone, by city supervisor Dan White on Nov. 22, 1978. White was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and was paroled in 1985. Examines Milk's life leading up to his assassination, his successful efforts to politically represent San Francisco's gay community, and the city's reaction to the assassinations through extensive news footage and personal recollections.
System Details:
DVD, FULL SCREEN (1.33:1) PRESENTATION; DOLBY DIGITAL 2.0 MONO.
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