The Lavender Scare

1h 17m

Documentary

5.5

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

Narrator (voice)

Joan Cassidy

Self (archive footage)

David Hyde Pierce

Dr. Franklin E. Kameny (voice)

T. R. Knight

Drew Ference (voice)

Joseph McCarthy

Self (archive footage)

Cynthia Nixon

Madeleine Tress (voice)

Zachary Quinto

Dennis Flinn (voice)

David K. Johnson

Self

Lillian Faderman

Self

John D'Emilio

Self

Bartley A. Fugler

Self

Victor Ference

Self

Franklin Kameny

Self (archive footage)

Crew

Josh Howard

Director, Producer

Bruce Shaw

Editor

Kevin Jennings

Executive Producer

Andrew Tobias

Executive Producer

Betsy West

Executive Producer

Barbara Pierce

Associate Producer