The Lavender Scare
2019
5.6 (7)
1 hr 17 min
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.
Top Cast
Glenn Close as Narrator (voice)
Joan Cassidy as Self (archive footage)
David Hyde Pierce as Dr. Franklin E. Kameny (voice)
T. R. Knight as Drew Ference (voice)
Joseph McCarthy as Self (archive footage)
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