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7. Juni 2019 · With Glenn Close, David Hyde Pierce, Cynthia Nixon, Zachary Quinto. With the United States gripped in the panic of the Cold War, President Dwight D. Eisenhower deems homosexuals to be "security risks" and orders the immediate firing of any government employee discovered to be gay or lesbian.
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- Documentary
- Josh Howard
- 2019-06-07
The Lavender Scare is the first documentary film to tell the little-known story of an unrelenting campaign by the federal government to identify and fire all employees suspected of being homosexual. In 1953, President Eisenhower declared gay men and lesbians to be a threat to the security of the country and therefore unfit for government service.
The Lavender Scare, directed by Josh Howard and narrated by Glenn Close, is a documentary film that recounts the events of the Lavender Scare. David K. Johnson is part of the project, as the film is based on his book.
18. Juni 2019 · The Lavender Scare: the shocking true story of an anti-LGBT witch-hunt. In an eye-opening new documentary, director Josh Howard reveals the horrifying state-sanctioned homophobia that once...
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- Guy Lodge
21. Okt. 2018 · THE LAVENDER SCARE (Deutschland-Premiere) (USA 2017, 77 min, Regie: Josh Howard, engl. OV, Eintritt frei) Gewinner des langen Chromie für Doku. Die pinke Bedrohung im Staatsdienst... und ihre Helden. So 21/10/18, 13:55, Filmforum NRW, Köln.
7. Juni 2019 · The Lavender Scare (2019) 77 minutes. Josh Howard. Josh Howard’s incisive documentary The Lavender Scare offers a stirring depiction of gay travails during that era that’s as shocking as it is illuminating.
Inhalt. At the height of the Cold War, President Eisenhower deems homosexuals to be security risks. A vicious witch hunt ensues, ruining thousands of American lives. Cast. Glenn Close. Narrator (voice) Joan Cassidy. Herself (archive footage) David Hyde Pierce. Dr. Franklin E. Kameny (voice) T.R. Knight. Drew Ference (voice) Joseph McCarthy.
