The times of Harvey Milk
(DVD)

"Director-approved two-DVD special edition"--Container.

Originally released as motion picture in 1984.

"Disc one: director-approved digital transfer, from the UCLA Film and Television Archive restoration; audio commentary featuring director Robert Epstein, coeditor Deborah Hoffmann, and photographer Daniel Nicoletta; interview clips not used in the film; original theatrical trailer. Disc two: new interview with documentary filmmaker Jon Else; new program about The Times of Harvey Milk and Gus Van Sant's Milk, featuring Epstein, Van Sant, actor James Franco, and Milk friends Cleve Jones, Anne Kronenberg, and Nicoletta; rare collection of audio and video recordings of Milk; excerpts from Epstein's research tapes, featuring Milk partner Scott Smith; footage from the film's Castro Theatre premiere and the 1984 Academy Awards; panel discussion on Supervisor Dan White's trial; excerpts from the twenty-fifth anniversary commemoration of Milk's and Mayor George Moscone's assassinations. Plus a booklet featuring an essay by film critic B. Ruby Rich, a tribute by Milk's nephew Stuart Milk, and a piece on the film's restoration by UCLA's Ross Lipman"--Container.

Cinematography, Frances Reid ; edited by Deborah Hoffmann and Robert Epstein ; original music composed and performed by Mark Isham.

Narrator: Harvey Fierstein.

"One of the first feature documentaries to address gay life in America, it's a work of advocacy itself, bringing Milk's message of hope and equality to a wider audience."--Container.

Unrated.

DVD; NTSC, Dolby digital 2.0 surround sound; 1.33:1 aspect ratio.

In English with optional English captions.

Academy Awards, 1985: Best documentary feature.