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Milk (Motion picture : 2008)

Milk / Focus Features presents ; in association with Axon Films ; a Groundswell production ; produced by Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen ; written by Dustin Lance Black ; directed by Gus Van Sant.

Widescreen ed.

Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, ©2009.

1 videodisc (129 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequence ; 4 3/4 in.

digital optical

videodisc

NTSC

video file DVD video region 1

Harvey Milk is a middle-aged New Yorker who, after moving to San Francisco, becomes a Gay Rights activist and city politician. On his third attempt, he is elected to San Francisco's Board of Supervisors in 1977, 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, are shot to death by former city supervisor, Dan White, who blames his former colleagues for denying White's attempt to rescind his resignation from the board. Based on the true story of Harvey Milk.

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

Focus Features four-star collection

Focus Features four-star collection.

Milk, Harvey -- Drama.

Moscone, George, 1929-1978 -- Drama.

White, Dan, 1946-1985 -- Drama.

San Francisco (Calif.). Board of Supervisors -- Drama.

Gay rights -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama.

Gay politicians -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama.

Political campaigns -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama.

Election districts -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama.

Assassination -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama.

Biographical films.

Historical films.

Political films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Feature films.

Fiction films.

Cohen, Bruce, 1961-

Jinks, Dan.

Black, Dustin Lance.

Van Sant, Gus.

Elfman, Danny.

Penn, Sean, 1960-

Hirsch, Emile, 1985-

Brolin, Josh.

Luna, Diego, 1979-

Franco, James, 1978-

Pill, Alison, 1985-

Garber, Victor.

O'Hare, Denis, 1962-

Spinella, Stephen.

Focus Features.

Axon Video (Firm)

Groundswell Productions.

Jinks/Cohen Company.

Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)

Originally produced in 2008.

"Based on a the true story"--Container.

Special features: deleted scenes (4 min.); remembering Harvey (14 min.); Hollywood comes to San Francisco (15 min.); marching for equality (8 min.).

Director of photography, Harris Savides ; editor, Elliot Graham ; music, Danny Elfman.

Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna, James Franco, Alison Pill, Victor Garber, Denis O'Hare, Stephen Spinella.

DVD, NTSC, region 1; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround; dual-layer disc.

English or French audio tracks; optional French and Spanish subtitles; optional subtitles in English for the deaf and hearing impaired [SDH].

Academy Award winner, 2009: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Sean Penn) ; Best Writing (Original Screenplay) (Dustin Lance Black)

Special features: Anamorphic widescreen version -- Deleted scenes -- Remembering Harvey -- Hollywood comes to San Francisco -- Marching for equality -- Language: English Dolby digital 5.1 ; French Dolby digital 5.1 -- Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, French.

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