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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.

Critics Reviews

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Hank Stuever Washington Post 07/09/2019
Compelling one-hour documentary... Go to Full Review Kristy Puchko Pajiba 07/05/2019
The Lavender Scare is a decent intro to a pivotal part of gay rights movement. Go to Full Review Hanh Nguyen IndieWire 06/19/2019
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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 02/11/2020
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) 10/01/2019
This is well-intended, but repetitive and kind of fragmented. Go to Full Review Alistair Ryder Gay Essential 07/06/2019
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 Read all reviews
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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