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.
Milk
“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.
Director
Gus Van Sant
Budget
20.0M
Revenue
54.6M
Status
Released
Production
Focus Features, Axon Films, Groundswell Productions, Jinks/Cohen Company
Cast
Sean Penn
Harvey Milk
Emile Hirsch
Cleve Jones
Josh Brolin
Dan White
Diego Luna
Jack Lira
James Franco
Scott Smith
Alison Pill
Anne Kronenberg
Victor Garber
Mayor Moscone
Denis O'Hare
John Briggs
Joseph Cross
Dick Pabich
Stephen Spinella
Rick Stokes
Boyd Holbrook
Denton Smith
Lucas Grabeel
Danny Nicoletta
Jeff Koons
Art Agnos
Brent Corrigan
Telephone Tree #3
Dave Franco
Telephone Tree #5
Elias McConnell
Telephone Tree #8
Ashlee Temple
Dianne Feinstein
Brandon Boyce
Jim Rivaldo
Kelvin Yu
Michael Wong
Cleve Jones
Don Amador
Dustin Lance Black
Castro Clone
Joshua Grannell
Peaches Christ
Blake Cooper Griffin
Castro Man
Tim Halpin
SFPD Motor Cop
Richard Gross
Riot Cop
Drew Kuhse
Pizza Delivery Man
Catherine Cook
Opera Performer - Tosca
Joe Meyers
Opera Performer - Spoletta
Ryan Hellquist
Law Student (uncredited)
Anita Bryant
Self (archive footage)
Walter Cronkite
Self (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage)
Harvey Milk
Self (archive footage)
Dan White
Self (archive footage)
Howard Rosenman
David Goodstein
Lynn McRee
Moscone's Secretary
Jerry Brown
Self (archive footage)
Frank M. Robinson
Frank Robinson
Ted Jan Roberts
Dennis Peron
Video Gallery
Official Trailer
Rally
