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The Lavender Scare

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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.

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Hank Stuever Washington Post Jul 9, 2019
Compelling one-hour documentary... Go to Full Review
Kristy Puchko Pajiba Jul 5, 2019
The Lavender Scare is a decent intro to a pivotal part of gay rights movement. Go to Full Review
Hanh Nguyen IndieWire Jun 19, 2019
B
It's inspiring and humbling at once to see how change can be made, even by a small group of people, no matter how slowly. Go to Full Review
Doris Toumarkine FilmDINGHY.com Feb 11, 2020
Much credit goes...to the doc's editors and researchers who unearthed and effectively organized so much material into a chilling, thrilling true story. Go to Full Review
Charles Solomon FilmWeek (LAist) Oct 1, 2019
This is well-intended, but repetitive and kind of fragmented. Go to Full Review
Alistair Ryder Gay Essential Jul 6, 2019
This moment in history, long relegated to being a mere footnote (if mentioned at all), can now finally become part of the conversation on LGBT rights - let's make sure we don't forget it again. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Josh Howard

Director

Glenn Close

Narrator

Cynthia Nixon

Madeleine Tress

Zachary Quinto

Dennis Flinn

T.R. Knight

Drew Ference

David Hyde Pierce

Dr. Franklin E. Kameny

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Movie Info

Synopsis 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.
Director
Josh Howard
Producer
Josh Howard
Distributor
Full Exposure Films
Production Co
Full Exposure Films
Genre
Documentary, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 7, 2019, Limited
Runtime
1h 15m
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