Coming Out Under Fire

1994
1h 12min

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Agrega una trama en tu idiomaA historical account of military policy regarding homosexuals during World War II. The documentary includes interviews with several gay WWII veterans.A historical account of military policy regarding homosexuals during World War II. The documentary includes interviews with several gay WWII veterans.A historical account of military policy regarding homosexuals during World War II. The documentary includes interviews with several gay WWII veterans.

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7.6/10

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Premios
- 13 premios ganados y 3 nominaciones

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Trivia
Pat Bond (interview date: September 30, 1990), Max Cole (interview date: March 29, 1993), Elwood Burton Gerrits (interview date: June 17, 1993), Nicolai Gioscia (interview date: February 27, 1993), and Edna Rostow (interview date: May 1, 1993) were all original interview subjects, but for various reasons, their interviews/scenes were not included in the final original film. However, upon release of the DVD, their interviews/scenes were added as 'additional interviews,' which could be found in the 'additional features' section of the DVD, along with 'historical documents,' 'extended scenes,' 'production notes,' and 'music selections.'

Créditos curiosos
Beginning in World War II the military developed a discriminatory system that forced homosexual soldiers to hide who they were and punished them for telling the truth.

Conexiones
Features Shades of Gray (1948)

Bandas sonoras
I Don't Care
Words by Jean Lenox
Music by Harry O. Sutton

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10/10

One of the most important documentaries ever made

This documentary won at least four major awards for excellence, but that only tells part of the story. Yes, it is brilliantly made, but more importantly, it is dead-on IMPORTANT for all of humanity to know the story told here. This film is a great way to teach this part of our history to future generations.

In "Coming Out Under Fire" you get to meet 9 people whose lives were devastated in varying degrees by an unjust anti-gay policy in US armed forces. How many Americans today realize that some of our dedicated American veterans were forced to live in ANIMAL CAGES in hellish heat for months? How many Americans today know that dedicated American veterans were forced to return home branded a "sexual pervert," making it impossible to stay in their hometowns near their families and making it impossible for them to get a job in most parts of America? How many Americans know that valiant, decent, hard-working and dedicated American veterans were robbed of their veterans' benefits for no reason at all? And how many Americans realize that these sins against countless American veterans have still not been corrected or apologized for to this very day in spite of the removal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"?

This is a very important film. It sheds a bit of light on one of America's greatest shames. "Coming Out Under Fire" only shows the tip of the iceberg. There are many more stories to be told. But at least this film is a start.