The Lavender Scare

2019 "Thousands lost their jobs. Some lost their lives. A courageous few fought back."

The Lavender Scare

7.7 | 1h17m | en | Documentary

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.

7.7 | 1h17m | en | Documentary

Synopsis

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.

Cast

Glenn Close , David Hyde Pierce , T.R. Knight

Director

Josh Howard

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Trailers

Cast

Glenn Close

as Narrator (voice)

[2021] Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age [2021] Four Good Days [2021] Swan Song [2020] Hillbilly Elegy [2020] In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover [2020] Tehran [2020] Baba Yaga [2019] The Lavender Scare [2018] The Wife

David Hyde Pierce

as Dr. Franklin E. Kameny (voice)

[2022] Julia [2021] Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike [2019] The Lavender Scare [2015] Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot [2010] The Perfect Host [2009] Stingray Sam [2009] Forever Plaid [2006] The Amazing Screw-On Head [2005] Celebrity Mix

T.R. Knight

as Drew Ference (voice)

[2019] The Lavender Scare [2016] 11.22.63 [2015] A Year and Change [2013] 42 [2006] The Last Request [2003] Charlie Lawrence