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The Lavender Scare

2019
Directed byJosh Howard
1h 17m

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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Glenn CloseNarrator (voice)Joan CassidySelf (archive footage)David Hyde PierceDr. Franklin E. Kameny (voice)
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T. R. KnightDrew Ference (voice)
Joseph McCarthySelf (archive footage)
Cynthia NixonMadeleine Tress (voice)
Zachary QuintoDennis Flinn (voice)
David K. JohnsonSelf
Lillian FadermanSelf
John D'EmilioSelf
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GENRES
Documentary
STATUSReleased
RATING
5.6

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