DVD

Milk / Focus Features presents in association with Axon Films ; a Groundswell production ; a Jinks/Cohen Company production ; produced by Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen ; written by Dustin Lance Black ; directed by Gus Van Sant.

Van Sant, Gus. (Added Author). Cohen, Bruce, 1961- (Added Author). Jinks, Dan. (Added Author). Black, Dustin Lance. (Added Author). Penn, Sean, 1960- (Added Author). Hirsch, Emile, 1985- (Added Author). Brolin, Josh. (Added Author). Luna, Diego, 1979- (Added Author). Franco, James, 1978- (Added Author). Pill, Alison, 1985- (Added Author). Garber, Victor. (Added Author). O'Hare, Denis, 1962- (Added Author). Cross, Joseph, 1986- (Added Author). Elfman, Danny. (Added Author). Focus Features. (Added Author). Axon Films. (Added Author). Groundswell Productions. (Added Author). Jinks/Cohen Company. (Added Author). Alliance Communications. (Added Author). Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna, James Franco, Alison Pill, Victor Garber, Denis O'Hare, Joseph Cross. (Cast).

Summary:

His life changed history, his courage changed lives. Harvey Milk is a middle-aged New Yorker who, after moving to San Francisco, becomes a Gay Rights activist and city politician. On his third attempt, he is elected to San Francisco's Board of Supervisors in 1977, the first openly-gay man to be elected to public office in the United States. The following year, both he and the city's mayor, George Moscone, are shot to death by former city supervisor, Dan White, who blames his former colleagues for denying White's attempt to rescind his resignation from the board. Based on the true story of Harvey Milk.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (129 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Publisher, publication date, and aspect ratio may vary. DVD. Originally released as a motion picture in 2008. Special features: Deleted scenes ; Remembering Harvey ; Hollywood comes to San Francisco ; Marching for Equality.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Harris Savides ; editor, Elliot Graham ; music, Danny Elfman.
Participant or Performer Note:	Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna, James Franco, Alison Pill, Victor Garber, Denis O'Hare, Joseph Cross.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA Rating: R ; Canadian Home Video rating: 14A (Coarse language, violence, sexual content)
System Details Note:	Region 1, NTSC ; Dolby digital 5.1 ; Widescreen presentation: 16x9 (1.85:1)
Language Note:	Dialogue in English with optional soundtrack in French, and with optional French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Awards Note:	Academy Awards, 2009: Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Original Screenplay