The Lavender Scare

6.3

77 minutes

6/7/2019

Overview

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.

Cast List

Glenn Close
as Narrator (voice)
Joan Cassidy
as Herself (archive footage)
David Hyde Pierce
as Dr. Franklin E. Kameny (voice)
T.R. Knight
as Drew Ference (voice)
Joseph McCarthy
as Himself (archive footage)
Cynthia Nixon
as Madeleine Tress (voice)
Zachary Quinto
as Dennis Flinn (voice)
David K. Johnson
as Himself
Lillian Faderman
as Herself
John D'Emilio
as Himself
Bartley A. Fugler
as Himself
Victor Ference
as Himself
Franklin Kameny
as Himself (archive footage)