USA,
1984, 90 min
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The life story of the visionary and charismatic political activist Harvey Milk. Milk was the first openly gay candidate ever elected to political office in California, but after only serving eleven months as city supervisor of San Francisco, Milk, along with the popular mayor George Moscone, was assassinated by deranged ex-supervisor Dan White. (Criterion)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1985 - Best Documentary Feature
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1984 - Best Non-Fiction Film (Documentary)
Sundance Film Festival
- 1985 - Rob Epstein (U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award)
- 1985 - Rob Epstein (U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Documentary)