The times of Harvey Milk
(DVD)

Documentary is ca. 88 min.

"Director-approved two-DVD special edition"--Container.

Originally released as motion picture in 1984.

"Disc one: director-approved digital transfer, from the UCLA Film and Television Archive restoration; audio commentary featuring director Robert Epstein, coeditor Deborah Hoffmann, and photographer Daniel Nicoletta; interview clips not used in the film; original theatrical trailer. Disc two: new interview with documentary filmmaker Jon Else; new program about The Times of Harvey Milk and Gus Van Sant's Milk, featuring Epstein, Van Sant, actor James Franco, and Milk friends Cleve Jones, Anne Kronenberg, and Nicoletta; rare collection of audio and video recordings of Milk; excerpts from Epstein's research tapes, featuring Milk partner Scott Smith; footage from the film's Castro Theatre premiere and the 1984 Academy Awards; panel discussion on Supervisor Dan White's trial; excerpts from the twenty-fifth anniversary commemoration of Milk's and Mayor George Moscone's assassinations. Plus a booklet featuring an essay by film critic B. Ruby Rich, a tribute by Milk's nephew Stuart Milk, and a piece on the film's restoration by UCLA's Ross Lipman"--Container.

Cinematography, Frances Reid ; edited by Deborah Hoffmann and Robert Epstein ; original music composed and performed by Mark Isham.

Narrator: Harvey Fierstein.

Documentary about the first openly gay man elected to political office in California, including his background and news coverage of his assassination. "One of the first feature documentaries to address gay life in America, it's a work of advocacy itself, bringing Milk's message of hope and equality to a wider audience."--Container.

DVD; NTSC, Dolby digital 2.0 surround sound; 1.33:1 aspect ratio (fullscreen).

In English with optional English captions.

Academy Awards, 1985: Best documentary feature.