Milk
“Never blend in.”
The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an activist for gay rights and inspires others to join him in his fight for equal rights that should be available to all Americans.
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Cast
40 people
Sean Penn
Harvey Milk
Known for
Mystic River
The Game
Emile Hirsch
Cleve Jones
Known for
Into the Wild
The Autopsy of Jane Doe
Josh Brolin
Dan White
Known for
Deadpool 2
Avengers: Infinity War
Diego Luna
Jack Lira
Known for
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Narcos: Mexico
James Franco
Scott Smith
Known for
127 Hours
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Alison Pill
Anne Kronenberg
Known for
Star Trek: Picard
Devs
Victor Garber
Mayor Moscone
Known for
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Sicario
Denis O'Hare
John Briggs
Known for
Dallas Buyers Club
True Blood
Joseph Cross
Dick Pabich
Known for
Big Little Lies
Jack Frost
Stephen Spinella
Rick Stokes
Known for
Rubber
The Jackal
Boyd Holbrook
Denton Smith
Known for
Narcos
The Predator
Lucas Grabeel
Danny Nicoletta
Known for
High School Musical
Switched at Birth
Gus Van Sant Director · Dustin Lance Black Writer Danny Elfman Composer
Worldwide gross $55M · Budget $20M · United States release November 26, 2008
Box office
Budget
$20,000,000
Worldwide gross
$54,600,000
Gross vs. budget
2.7×
Production
Focus Features
Production · Studio
Axon Films
Production
Groundswell Productions
Production
Jinks/Cohen Company
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 28, 2008
Premiere · San Francisco, California
United States · November 26, 2008
Limited theatrical
United States · March 10, 2009
Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
United States
November 13, 2008 · Premiere · Beverly Hills, California
January 30, 2009 · Theatrical
Australia
November 5, 2008 · Theatrical
Austria
February 20, 2009 · Digital
Estonia
July 10, 2009 · Theatrical
France
March 4, 2009 · Theatrical
Germany
February 10, 2009 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
February 19, 2009 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 23, 2009 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
May 14, 2009 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 5, 2008 · Theatrical
Poland
January 23, 2009 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 29, 2009 · Theatrical
Slovakia
May 14, 2009 · Theatrical
South Korea
February 25, 2010 · Theatrical
Spain
January 9, 2009 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 22, 2009 · Premiere · Göteborg International Film Festival
February 27, 2009 · Theatrical
Switzerland
January 23, 2009 · Theatrical · Italian
February 19, 2009 · Theatrical · German
March 4, 2009 · Theatrical · French
Türkiye
April 4, 2009 · Premiere · Istanbul Film Festival
May 8, 2009 · Theatrical
Ukraine
May 14, 2009 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 23, 2009 · Theatrical
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