Cinematography:
Tom KaiserComposer:
Ritchie StaringerCast:
Rock Hudson (a.f.), Salome Jens, Richard Anderson, Elizabeth Taylor, Heather Locklear, Louella Parsons (a.f.), Jeff Chandler (a.f.), Tony Curtis (a.f.), Doris Day (a.f.), James Dean (a.f.) (more)Plots(1)
Rock Hudson was a dream of a man; the epitome of masculinity: tall, slim and muscular, with a deep, mellifluous voice. His glossy black hair, sparkling eyes, high cheek bones and sensuous lips made Rock Hudson one of the sexiest film stars that Hollywood has ever produced. Twenty-five years ago, shortly before his sixtieth birthday, Rock Hudson died of Aids-related illnesses. He was the first Hollywood celebrity to succumb to the acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
But who was Rock Hudson really? This documentary sheds light on a famous actor star who performed a clandestine balancing act between his private and public lives; between the heterosexual world of an extremely manly looking screen idol and a darker side of forbidden sexuality lived by a secretly gay man.
(Berlinale)
Cast
![Rock Hudson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/457/164457242_655f84.png)
Rock Hudson (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Giant (1956)
Winchester '73 (1950)
All That Heaven Allows (1955)
![Salome Jens](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/117/160/117160024_07251c.jpg)
Salome Jens
USA
Best movies:
Seconds (1966)
Me, Natalie (1969)
Violent Journey (1965)
![Richard Anderson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269152_d35d4f.jpg)
Richard Anderson
USA
Best movies:
Paths of Glory (1957)
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
![Elizabeth Taylor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/678/161678631_c7381f.jpg)
Elizabeth Taylor
UK
Best movies:
The Freddie Mercury Tribute: Concert for AIDS Awareness (1992) (concert)
The Simpsons: Greatest Hits (1999) (video compilation)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
![Heather Locklear](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/000/164000339_12521f.png)
Heather Locklear
USA
Best movies:
Ally McBeal (1997) (series)
Texas Justice (1995) (TV movie)
The First Wives Club (1996)
![Louella Parsons](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/455/158455005_d77f12.jpg)
Louella Parsons (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Show People (1928)
![Jeff Chandler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272112_b2b962.jpg)
Jeff Chandler (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
The Jayhawkers (1959)
Taza, Son of Cochise (1954)
Two Flags West (1950)
![Tony Curtis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267445_c96027.jpg)
Tony Curtis (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
The Defiant Ones (1958)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
![Doris Day](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267963_d175e0.jpg)
Doris Day (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Teacher's Pet (1958)
Storm Warning (1951)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
![James Dean](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267964_45db50.jpg)
James Dean (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
East of Eden (1955)
Giant (1956)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
![John Gavin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/317/162317816_175d92.jpg)
John Gavin (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Psycho (1960)
Spartacus (1960)
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story (1980) (TV movie)
![Otto Kruger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269522_d4fa8b.jpg)
Otto Kruger (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
The Young Philadelphians (1959)
High Noon (1952)
Saboteur (1942)
![Burt Lancaster](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/384/164384699_2ca976.png)
Burt Lancaster (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
The Life of Verdi (1982) (series)
1900 (1976)
![Janet Leigh](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267522_6f78d2.jpg)
Janet Leigh (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Psycho (1960)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Little Women (1949)
![Gina Lollobrigida](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269260_6dca12.jpg)
Gina Lollobrigida (a.f.)
Italy
Best movies:
Fearless Little Soldier (1952)
Deceptions (1985) (TV movie)
Bread, Love and Dreams (1953)
![Anthony Quinn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/361/164361452_f325e1.png)
Anthony Quinn (a.f.)
Mexico
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The Road (1954)
Lust for Life (1956)
![Tony Randall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/117/159/117159980_4ed91b.jpg)
Tony Randall (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
![Dinah Shore](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/763/157763609_725535.jpg)
Dinah Shore (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Till the Clouds Roll by (1946)
Death Car on the Freeway (1979) (TV movie)
Follow the Boys (1944)
![Esther Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273577_ba3d13.jpg)
Esther Williams (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
A Guy Named Joe (1943)
Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
![Jane Wyman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/360/164360005_4ac758.png)
Jane Wyman (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Bon Voyage! (1962)
The Yearling (1946)
The Lost Weekend (1945)