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About
The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an activist for gay rights and inspires others to join him in his fight for equal rights that should be available to all Americans.
Theatrical
Jan 30, 2009
Box Office
$54.6M
Budget
$20.0M
Return
2.7x
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 10, 2009
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Producers
Music
Studio
Focus Features, Axon Films, Groundswell Productions, Jinks/Cohen Company
Keywords
california
san francisco, california
homophobia
1970s
mayor
biography
politics
politician
election campaign
based on true story
murder
male homosexuality
morality
election
biting
lgbt
candlelight vigil
lgbt activist
mayoral campaign
gay history
gay theme
gay rights
cautionary
intense
antagonistic
enraged
inflammatory
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Cast
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Sean Penn
Harvey Milk
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Emile Hirsch
Cleve Jones
Josh Brolin
Dan White
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Diego Luna
Jack Lira
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James Franco
Scott Smith
A
Alison Pill
Anne Kronenberg
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Victor Garber
Mayor Moscone
D
Denis O'Hare
John Briggs
J
Joseph Cross
Dick Pabich
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Stephen Spinella
Rick Stokes
B
Boyd Holbrook
Denton Smith
L
Lucas Grabeel
Danny Nicoletta
J
Jeff Koons
Art Agnos
D
Dave Franco
Telephone Tree #5
E
Elias McConnell
Telephone Tree #8
A
Ashlee Temple
Dianne Feinstein
B
Brandon Boyce
Jim Rivaldo
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Kelvin Yu
Michael Wong
C
Cleve Jones
Don Amador
D
Dustin Lance Black
Castro Clone
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Never blend in
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Courage That Changed Lives and History
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His life changed history. His courage changed lives.
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