Milk

Nov 5, 2008

2h 8m

★ 7.2

Never blend in.

Overview

The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an activist for gay rights and inspires others to join him in his fight for equal rights that should be available to all Americans.

Genres

History

Drama

Production Companies

Focus Features

Axon Films

Groundswell Productions

Jinks/Cohen Company

Milk Trailers

Cast

Harvey Milk

Sean Penn

Cleve Jones

Emile Hirsch

Dan White

Josh Brolin

Jack Lira

Diego Luna

Scott Smith

James Franco

Anne Kronenberg

Alison Pill

Mayor Moscone

Victor Garber

John Briggs

Denis O'Hare

Dick Pabich

Joseph Cross

Rick Stokes

Stephen Spinella

Denton Smith

Boyd Holbrook

Danny Nicoletta

Lucas Grabeel

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