The Lavender Scare (2019)

Movie · Released · 77 min · ★ 5.6

Documentary

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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.

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Cast

Glenn CloseNarrator (voice)

Joan CassidySelf (archive footage)David Hyde PierceDr. Franklin E. Kameny (voice)T. R. KnightDrew Ference (voice)Joseph McCarthySelf (archive footage)Cynthia NixonMadeleine Tress (voice)Zachary QuintoDennis Flinn (voice)

David K. JohnsonSelfLillian FadermanSelf

John D'EmilioSelf

Bartley A. FuglerSelf

Victor FerenceSelf

Franklin KamenySelf (archive footage)