Coming Out Under Fire (1994)
1h 12m
Running Time
March 1, 1994Release Date
Coming Out Under Fire (1994)
1h 12m
Running Time
March 1, 1994Release Date
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Plot.
A historical account of military policy regarding homosexuality during World War II. The documentary includes interviews with several homosexual WWII veterans.
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Cast & Crew.
Salome Jens
Narrator
Phillis Abry
Self - Radio Technician, Women's Army Corps
David Barrett
Self - Storekeeper, U.S. Navy
Herbert Greenspan
Self - Psychiatrist, U.S. Navy (as Dr. Herbert Greenspan)
Sarah Davis
Self - Aviation Machinist Mate, WAVES
Arthur Dong
Director
Bruce Lee
Self - Intelligence Clerk, U.S. Army Air Corps
Allan Bérubé
Writer
Marvin Liebman
Self - Special Services, U.S. Army Air Corps
Stuart Loomis
Self - Psychological Assistant, U.S. Army
Mark Adler
Composer
Tom Reddy
Self - Special Services, U.S. Marine Corps
Stephen Lighthill
Cinematographer
Alan Bergreen
Additional Voice (voice)
Veronica Selver
Editor
Victoria Hochberg
Additional Voice (voice)
Burr Middleton
Additional Voice (voice)
Rick Watts
Additional Voice (voice)
Media.
Details.
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Wiki.
Coming Out Under Fire is a 1994 documentary film directed and produced by Arthur Dong and narrated by actress Salome Jens. Based on Allan Bérubé's book of the same title, the film examines the attitudes toward homosexuality in the United States Armed Forces during World War II.Dong and Bérubé co-wrote the screenplay. It was funded with grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting 1994). Other credits include: Director of photography, Stephen Lighthill; edited by Veronica Selver; music by Mark Adler. It was released by Zeitgeist Films and had a running time of 71 minutes.
The film aired nationally on PBS in June 1995. It was released on home video in 1996 and on DVD in 2003.