Milk

Author

Bruce Cohen

Call Number

• DVD DRAMA (CEN)

Edition

Widescreen version.

Languages

English or dubbed French dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna, James Franco, Alison Pill, Victor Garber.

Publication Information

Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2009]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (129 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

MPAA rating: R; for language, some sexual content and brief violence.

Summary

His life changed history. His courage changed lives. Harvey Milk was a middle-aged New Yorker who, after moving to San Francisco, became a Gay Rights activist and city politician. On his third attempt, he was elected to San Francisco's Board of Supervisors in 1977. His election makes him the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in the United States. The following year, both he and the city's mayor, George Moscone, were shot to death by former city supervisor, Dan White, who blamed his former colleagues for denying White's attempt to rescind his resignation from the board. Based on the inspiring true story of Harvey Milk.

Notes

Special features: Deleted scenes; remembering Harvey; Hollywood comes to San Francisco; Marching for Equality.