UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND, JOHANNESBURG

Video title: The Boys in the Band

This gay classic is historically and politically significant, which continues to ignite contentious debate 30 years after its release. Mart Crowley produced and adapted his own award-winning 1968 play, and features the original off-Broadway cast. The film examines the self-loathing and self-pity of gay life of that era. It is dated, but hilarious, and is an important step in the depiction of gays on film.

Director: William Friedkin
Time: 118 min
Country: USA
Date: 1970

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