The times of Harvey Milk

Resource Information

The work The times of Harvey Milk represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

The times of Harvey Milk

Statement of responsibility

Janus Films ; Black Sand Productions presents ; produced by Richard Schmiechen ; directed by Robert Epstein ; narration writers, Judith Coburn and Carter Wilson ; a production of Robert Epstein and Richard Schmiechen and the Television Laboratory at WNET/Thirteen

Contributor

• Fierstein, Harvey, 1952-
• Black Sand Productions
• Isham, Mark
• WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), Television Laboratory
• Milk, Harvey
• Criterion Collection (Firm)
• Schmiechen, Richard, 1947-1993.
• Wilson, Carter.
• Coburn, Judi
• Epstein, Robert P., 1955-

Composer

• Isham, Mark

Director

• Epstein, Robert P., 1955-

Narrator

• Fierstein, Harvey, 1952-

Producer

• Schmiechen, Richard, 1947-1993.

Screenwriter

• Coburn, Judi
• Wilson, Carter.

Subject

• Assassination -- California | San Francisco
• Biographical films
• Documentary films
• Feature films
• Gay liberation movement -- United States
• Gay men -- California | San Francisco -- Biography
• Gay politicians -- California | San Francisco
• Milk, Harvey
• Nonfiction films
• Political films
• San Francisco (Calif.) -- Politics and government

Genre

• Documentary films
• Feature films
• Nonfiction films
• Political films
• Biography
• Biographical films

Language

• eng
• eng
• eng

Summary

This documentary examines the political life of the self-proclaimed "Mayor Of Castro Street, " N.Y. stockbroker turned San Francisco activist Harvey Milk, the first openly gay politician elected to public office in California. Milk was elected to a City Supervisor position in the '70s, when a successful gay politician was an anomaly, but Milk made the most of his brief time in power. When Dan White killed Milk and Mayor George Moscone, the loss experienced by Milk's supporters was profound. White robbed the gay-rights movement of a charismatic leader and eloquent voice, but he accidentally gave it something a smart political operative like Milk would surely have appreciated the power and value of: a bona fide martyr

Member of

• Criterion collection, 557

Awards note

Academy Award for Best Documentary, Features (Rob Epstein, Richard Schmiechen), 1985.

Cataloging source

IAD

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Edited by Deborah Hoffmann and Robert Epstein ; cinematography, Frances Reid ; original music composed and performed by Mark Isham ; research, Wendy Zheutlin, Mellissa Katsus

Language note

Soundtrack in English, with optional subtitles in English

LC call number

F869.S353

LC item number

M549 2011

PerformerNote

Narrated by Harvey Fierstein ; commentators Anne Kronenberg, Tory Hartmann, Tom Ammiano, Jim Elliot, Henry Der, Jeannine Yeomans, Bill Kraus, and Sally M. Gearhart

Runtime

370

Series statement

Criterion collection

Series volume

557

Technique

live action