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The history of the Gay and Lesbian community before the Stonewall riots began the major gay rights movement.The history of the Gay and Lesbian community before the Stonewall riots began the major gay rights movement.The history of the Gay and Lesbian community before the Stonewall riots began the major gay rights movement.
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- 4 wins & 1 nomination
Bruce Nugent
- Self - Artist and Writer
- (as Richard Bruce Nugent)
Harry Otis
- Self - Artist, Former Dancer
- (as Henry Otis)
Rikki Streicher
- Self - Bar Owner
- (as Ricky Streiker)
Evelyn Hooker
- Self
- (as Dr. Evelyn Hooker)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWas selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, who deemed it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" in 2019.
- Crazy creditsUnless otherwise stated, the people who appear in this film should not be presumed to be homosexual... or heterosexual.
- ConnectionsEdited from Different from the Others (1919)
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The Stonewall Uprising in 1969 is widely seen as the kickoff of the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. Greta Schiller's "Before Stonewall" looks at the history of LGBT people throughout the 20th century. I would never have guessed that World War II turned out to be an earlier kickoff.
Since this documentary only goes up to Stonewall, it doesn't cover Harvey Milk (he got his own documentary that same year). A similar documentary is "The Celluloid Closet", about the depictions of LGBT people in cinema. All three documentaries are worth seeing to learn about LGBT history in the US. It sounds as though there's a sequel to this one, so I'll try to see that also.
Since this documentary only goes up to Stonewall, it doesn't cover Harvey Milk (he got his own documentary that same year). A similar documentary is "The Celluloid Closet", about the depictions of LGBT people in cinema. All three documentaries are worth seeing to learn about LGBT history in the US. It sounds as though there's a sequel to this one, so I'll try to see that also.
- lee_eisenberg
- Dec 27, 2023
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- 石牆之前
- Filming locations
- Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(Many exterior shots, including of the outside of gay bars and the Stonewall Inn.)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $18,724
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,588
- Jun 23, 2019
- Gross worldwide
- $18,724
- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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