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The Lavender Scare (2019)

6.3 | Jun 07, 2019 (US) | Documentary | 01:17

Thousands lost their jobs. Some lost their lives. A courageous few fought back.

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.

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Glenn Close
Narrator (voice)
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Joan Cassidy
Herself (archive footage)
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David Hyde Pierce
Dr. Franklin E. Kameny (voice)
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T.R. Knight
Drew Ference (voice)
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Joseph McCarthy
Himself (archive footage)
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Cynthia Nixon
Madeleine Tress (voice)
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Zachary Quinto
Dennis Flinn (voice)