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A documentary of the successful career and assassination of San Francisco's first elected gay city supervisor.A documentary of the successful career and assassination of San Francisco's first elected gay city supervisor.A documentary of the successful career and assassination of San Francisco's first elected gay city supervisor.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 11 wins & 2 nominations total
Harvey Fierstein
- Narrator
- (voice)
Harvey Milk
- Self
- (archive footage)
John Briggs
- Self
- (archive footage)
Jerry Brown
- Self
- (archive footage)
Jimmy Carter
- Self
- (archive footage)
Dianne Feinstein
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (as Mayor Dianne Feinstein)
David Fowler
- Self - TV Interviewer of Dan White
- (archive footage)
Joseph Freitas
- Self
- (archive footage)
Terence Hallinan
- Self
- (archive footage)
George Moscone
- Self
- (archive footage)
- Director
- Writers
- Judith Coburn
- Carter Wilson
- Rob Epstein(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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Did you know
- TriviaSelected for preservation by the National Film Registry in 2012.
- GoofsWhen describing Harvey Milk's murder, the narrator states that Dan White killed Milk in Milk's own office. In reality, White asked Milk to come into White's former office, closed the door, blocked it with his body, and shot Milk.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Harvey Milk: I know that you cannot live on hope alone, but without it, life is not worth living. And You... And You... And You... Gotta give em hope. Thank You very much.
- SoundtracksYou Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
Performed by Sylvester
Written by Sylvester & James Wirrick (as Tip Wirrick)
Tim McKenna (Borozi Music Artists)
Fantasy Records
(c) 1978 Rights Donated
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Once in awhile, the right Doc wins an Oscar!
The Academy Awards celebrate the film works of many and often, the category that brings about much bitterness is Best Documentary. This category has been so dominated by films concerning World War 2 and it's very long shadows, anything about recent events, such as "The Thin Blue Line" or "Crumb", don't always have a fair chance at being nominated, much less winning.
It's to the credit of all involved here that they help us learn more about Harvey Milk and the world before and after his assassination. Murdered minutes after Dan White fatally shot San Francisco Mayor George Moscone, Milk became the most visible example since the late Martin Luther King of a progressive figure almost certainly living each day as if it were his last. The climate of hate never truly ceases, it just moves at night and waits for the moment to destroy yet another person who bravely won't shut up and accept their oppression with a smile.
Rob Epstein gives us the authentic footage featuring deathly quiet moments of grief from a candlelight procession thousands took part in after Milk died and the counterpoint, rioting in the streets after the ridiculously light sentence White was given became public knowledge. They're both equally poignant and two sides of the same psychosocial coin. For a jury to call what White did "manslaughter" was really lighting a fuse that wouldn't be put out until the inevitable explosion occurred.
Human rights are not a top priority the world over and the abuses so many suffer with no recourse for justice are our 21st century mission to take on. Harvey Milk sacrificed for the next generation to have an easier life than him and his contemporaries. Now is the time to watch this great film and acknowledge his impact and legacy.
It's to the credit of all involved here that they help us learn more about Harvey Milk and the world before and after his assassination. Murdered minutes after Dan White fatally shot San Francisco Mayor George Moscone, Milk became the most visible example since the late Martin Luther King of a progressive figure almost certainly living each day as if it were his last. The climate of hate never truly ceases, it just moves at night and waits for the moment to destroy yet another person who bravely won't shut up and accept their oppression with a smile.
Rob Epstein gives us the authentic footage featuring deathly quiet moments of grief from a candlelight procession thousands took part in after Milk died and the counterpoint, rioting in the streets after the ridiculously light sentence White was given became public knowledge. They're both equally poignant and two sides of the same psychosocial coin. For a jury to call what White did "manslaughter" was really lighting a fuse that wouldn't be put out until the inevitable explosion occurred.
Human rights are not a top priority the world over and the abuses so many suffer with no recourse for justice are our 21st century mission to take on. Harvey Milk sacrificed for the next generation to have an easier life than him and his contemporaries. Now is the time to watch this great film and acknowledge his impact and legacy.
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- Dec 1, 2009
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- Gross US & Canada
- $13,801
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,213
- Sep 17, 2000
- Gross worldwide
- $46,573
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By what name was The Times of Harvey Milk (1984) officially released in Canada in English?
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