Details
| Regisseur: | Gus Van Sant |
| Script: | Dustin Lance Black |
| Producent: | Dustin Lance Black, Bruce Cohen, Barbara A. Hall, William Horberg, Dan Jinks, Michael London, Bruna Papandrea |
| Theater Verschijning: | 2008 |
| Waardering: | R |
| Studio: | Focus Features |
| Genre: | Biography, Drama, History |
| Duur: | 128 |
| Prijzen: | Won 2 Oscars. Another 64 wins & 97 nominations |
| Talen: | English |
| Geluid: | DTS |
| Aspectverhouding: | 1.85 : 1 |
Samenvatting
De film vertelt het verhaal van Harvey Milk (Sean Penn). Harvey Milk was het eerste homoseksuele gemeenteraadslid van San Francisco en was één van de allereerste activisten voor gelijke rechten. Milk leert in deze periode onder andere de activisten Cleve Jones (Emile Hirsch) en Scott Smith (James Franco) kennen waarmee hij verschillende mooie, maar ook dramatische momenten beleeft.Credits
| 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 |
| Lucas Grabeel | ... | Danny Nicoletta |
| Brandon Boyce | ... | Jim Rivaldo |
| Howard Rosenman | ... | David Goodstein (as Zvi Howard Rosenman) |
| Kelvin Yu | ... | Michael Wong |
| Jeff Koons | ... | Art Agnos |
| Ted Jan Roberts | ... | Dennis Peron |
| Boyd Holbrook | ... | Denton Smith (as Robert Boyd Holbrook) |
| Frank M. Robinson | ... | Himself (as Frank Robinson) |
| Allan Baird | ... | Himself |
| Tom Ammiano | ... | Himself |
| Carol Ruth Silver | ... | Thelma |
| Hope Tuck | ... | Mary Ann White (as Hope Goblirsch) |
| Steven Wiig | ... | McConnelly |
| Ashlee Temple | ... | Dianne Feinstein |
| Wendy Tremont King | ... | Carol Ruth Silver (as Wendy King) |
| Kelvin Han Yee | ... | Gordon Lau |
| Robert Chimento | ... | Phil Burton |
| Ginabel Machado | ... | Lily |
| Daniel Landroche | ... | Young Teen |
| Trace Webb | ... | Boy with Flier |
| Velina Brown | ... | Morning Show Host |
| Scott Patrick Green | ... | House Boy |
| Mary Dilts | ... | Channel 5 Reporter |
| Roman Alcides | ... | City Hall Engineer |
| Robert George Nelson | ... | San Francisco Cop No.1 |
| Brian Danker | ... | San Francisco Cop No.2 |
| Richard Gross | ... | Riot Cop |
| Borzin Mottaghian | ... | Briggs' Driver |
| Brian Yates Sharber | ... | Gay Man |
| Camron Palmer | ... | Medora Paine |
| Cully Fredricksen | ... | Assistant Sheriff |
| Mark Martinez | ... | Sylvester |
| Danny Glicker | ... | Customer (as Daniel Glicker) |
| Catherine Cook | ... | Opera Performer - Tosca |
| Joe Meyers | ... | Opera Performer - Spoletta |
| Dominic Sahagun | ... | Another Protester |
| William McElroy | ... | Barber |
| Joey Hoeber | ... | Union Man |
| Mark E. Stanger | ... | Priest |
| Christopher Greene | ... | Reporter |
| Jesse Caldwell | ... | Chamber Clerk |
| Paul Arnold | ... | Supervisor |
| Jack Dunston | ... | Supervisor |
| Ron Gruetter | ... | Supervisor |
| Awele Makeba | ... | Supervisor |
| Tony Vella | ... | Supervisor |
| William M. Verducci | ... | Supervisor |
| Gilbert Baker | ... | Telephone Tree |
| Shavi Blake | ... | Telephone Tree |
| Sean Paul Lockhart | ... | Telephone Tree (as Brent Corrigan) |
| Draco Dewar | ... | Telephone Tree |
| Dave Franco | ... | Telephone Tree |
| Alex Gonzalez | ... | Telephone tree |
| Olen Holm | ... | Telephone Tree |
| Elias McConnell | ... | Telephone Tree |
| Tom Randol | ... | Telephone Tree |
| Lynn McRee | ... | Moscone's Secretary |
| Cleve Jones | ... | Don Amador |
| John Parson | ... | Castro Man |
| Jay Kerzner | ... | Speaker |
| Kristen Marie Holly | ... | Anne's Friend |
| Sandi Ippolito | ... | Relative |
| Roger Groh | ... | Reporter |
| Maggie Weiland | ... | Girl on Motorcycle |
| Dustin Lance Black | ... | Castro Clone |
| Drew Kuhse | ... | Pizza Delivery Man |
| Eric Cook | ... | Robert Hillsborough |
| Roger Mudd | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Danny Elfman | ... | Composer |