Before Stonewall

Before Stonewall

87 mins | Documentary, History | Sept. 15, 1984

New York City's Stonewall Inn is regarded by many as the site of gay and lesbian liberation since it was at this bar that drag queens fought back against police June 27-28, 1969. This documentary uses extensive archival film, movie clips and personal recollections to construct an audiovisual history of the gay community before the Stonewall riots.

Before Stonewall

87 mins | Documentary, History | Sept. 15, 1984

Before Stonewall
New York City's Stonewall Inn is regarded by many as the site of gay and lesbian liberation since it was at this bar that drag queens fought back against police June 27-28, 1969. This documentary uses extensive archival film, movie clips and personal recollections to construct an audiovisual history of the gay community before the Stonewall riots.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Center for the Study of Filmed History, Before Stonewall Inc.
Original title Before Stonewall
Directors Robert Rosenberg, Greta Schiller
Writers

Cast

Rita Mae Brown

as Narrator

Red Jordan Arobateau

as Himself - writer

Ann Bannon

as Herself - university professor

Lisa Ben

as Herself - former secretary

Allen Ginsberg

as Himself

Martin Duberman

as Himself