Release Date: October 26th, 1984
DVD Release Date: June 8th, 2004
Not Yet Rated|1 hr 27 min
Plot Summary
Operating from his camera store in San Francisco's Castro district, charismatic Harvey Milk is defeated three times before being elected to the city's Board of Supervisors, making him California's first openly gay public official. On the job he meets fellow supervisor Dan White, a homophobic ex-fireman with whom Milk develops a troubled working relationship. White grows increasingly disgruntled, resigns from his position and subsequently assassinates both Milk and Mayor George Moscone.
Cast: Harvey Fierstein, Harvey Milk, Anne Kronenberg, Tory Hartmann, Tom Ammiano, Jim Elliott, Henry Der, Jeannine Yeomans
Director: Rob Epstein
Genres: Documentary
Production Co: Pacific Arts, Black Sand Productions
Distributors: TC Films International, New Yorker Films
Keywords: 1970s, Underdog, Inspiring, Engaging, Emotional, Rise
