The Lavender Scare

The Lavender Scare

77 mins | Documentary | June 7, 2019

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.

The Lavender Scare

77 mins | Documentary | June 7, 2019

The Lavender Scare
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.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers
Original title The Lavender Scare
Directors Josh Howard
Writers

Cast

Glenn Close

as Narrator (voice)

Joan Cassidy

as Herself (archive footage)

David Hyde Pierce

as Dr. Franklin E. Kameny (voice)

T.R. Knight

as Drew Ference (voice)

Joseph McCarthy

as Himself (archive footage)

Cynthia Nixon

as Madeleine Tress (voice)

Zachary Quinto

as Dennis Flinn (voice)

David K. Johnson

as Himself

Lillian Faderman

as Herself

John D'Emilio

as Himself

Bartley A. Fugler

as Himself

Victor Ference

as Himself

Franklin Kameny

as Himself (archive footage)