Milk
(DVD) 

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2008.

"Based on a the true story"--Container

Widescreen 1.85:1.

Special features: deleted scenes (4 min.); Remembering Harvey (14 min.); Hollywood comes to San Francisco (15 min.); Marching for equality (8 min.).

Director of photography, Harris Savides ; editor, Elliot Graham ; music, Danny Elfman.

Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna, Alison Pill, Victor Garber, Denis O'Hare, Joseph Cross, Stephen Spinella, James Franco.

Harvey Milk is a middle-aged New Yorker who, after moving to San Francisco, becomes a Gay Rights activist and city politician. On his third attempt, he is elected to San Francisco's Board of Supervisors in 1977, the first openly-gay man to be elected to public office in the United States. The following year, both he and the city's mayor, George Moscone, are shot to death by former city supervisor, Dan White, who blames his former colleagues for denying White's attempt to rescind his resignation from the board. Based on the true story of Harvey Milk.

MPAA rating: R; for language, some sexual content and brief violence.

DVD, NTSC, region 1, dual layer, anamorphic widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

For private home use only.

English or dubbed French dialogue; optional French or Spanish subtitles; optional subtitles in English for the deaf and hearing impaired [SDH].

Academy Awards, 2009: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Sean Penn) ; Best Writing, Original Screenplay (Dustin Lance Black)

Screen Actors Guild Awards, 2009: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role (Sean Penn)

Writers Gild of America, 2009: Best Original Screenplay (Dustin Lance Black); Paul Selvin Honorary Award (Dustin Lance Black)